Chile vs Peru: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Chile
78.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru
102.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
54th
Peru rank
51st
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 102.36 terawatt-hours against 78.26 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 24.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 54th and Peru ranks 51st of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.93 terawatt-hours | 3.82 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1970s | 5.9 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 0.6357 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1980s | 8.42 terawatt-hours | 5.95 terawatt-hours | 2.47 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 26.69 terawatt-hours | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 22.92 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 69.14 terawatt-hours | 14.8 terawatt-hours | 54.33 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 55.09 terawatt-hours | 72.58 terawatt-hours | 17.48 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2020s | 71.73 terawatt-hours | 97.56 terawatt-hours | 25.83 terawatt-hours | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Chile or Peru?
- Peru, at 102.36 terawatt-hours against 78.26 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Chile and Peru?
- 24.1 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Chile ranks 54th and Peru ranks 51st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.