Chile vs Russia: Share of primary energy from coal
Chile
10.5%
in 2025
Russia
11.4%
in 2025
Chile rank
29th
Russia rank
26th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Chile
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 11.4% against 10.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Chile ranks 29th and Russia ranks 26th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 24.3% | 8.2% | Russia |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 19.1% | 2.3% | Russia |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 15.9% | 3.5% | Russia |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 13.2% | 8.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 1.8% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Chile or Russia?
- Russia, at 11.4% against 10.5% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Chile and Russia?
- 0.9%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Russia rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Chile ranks 29th and Russia ranks 26th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.