Chile vs Spain: Global primary energy use by source
Chile
23.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
18.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
22nd
Spain rank
25th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Chile currently reports 23.81 terawatt-hours against 18.98 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 4.83 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 25th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.1845 terawatt-hours | 0.4373 terawatt-hours | 0.2527 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.653 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 0.9712 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.62 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 6.5 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.25 terawatt-hours | 16.16 terawatt-hours | 3.09 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 23.84 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 4.64 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 Spain?
- Chile, at 23.81 terawatt-hours against 18.98 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Chile and Spain?
- 4.83 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 25th 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.