Chile vs Denmark: Global primary energy use by source
Chile
23.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
22.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
22nd
Denmark rank
24th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Chile
- Denmark
How they compare
Chile currently reports 23.81 terawatt-hours against 22.57 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 1.24 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and Denmark ranks 24th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.1845 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1845 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.653 terawatt-hours | 0.1273 terawatt-hours | 0.5258 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.62 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 6.5 terawatt-hours | 7.85 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 19.25 terawatt-hours | 14.9 terawatt-hours | 4.35 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 23.84 terawatt-hours | 21.4 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Chile or Denmark?
- Chile, at 23.81 terawatt-hours against 22.57 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Chile and Denmark?
- 1.24 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Denmark ranks 24th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.