Chile vs France: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Chile
29.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
29.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
48th
France rank
49th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 29.76 terawatt-hours against 29.35 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.41 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 48th and France ranks 49th of 209 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.51 terawatt-hours | 54.18 terawatt-hours | 28.68 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 42.86 terawatt-hours | 53.28 terawatt-hours | 10.42 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 36.33 terawatt-hours | 42.78 terawatt-hours | 6.45 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 29.76 terawatt-hours against 29.35 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Chile and France?
- 0.41 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Chile ranks 48th and France ranks 49th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.