Chile vs Portugal: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Chile
21,237 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
20,942 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chile rank
85th
Portugal rank
86th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Portugal
How they compare
Chile currently reports 21,237 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,942 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 295 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 86th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,249 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 7,857 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,925 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7,699 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,737 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,038 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 13,579 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,332 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 18,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,752 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 20,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,432 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,531 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 21,218 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Portugal?
- Chile, at 21,237 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,942 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Portugal?
- 295 kilowatt-hours per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 86th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.