Chile vs Sweden: Global primary energy use by source
Chile
23.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
22nd
Sweden rank
19th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 30.57 terawatt-hours against 23.81 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 6.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.1845 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | 0.7 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.653 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | 4.17 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.62 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.5 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 15.09 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 19.25 terawatt-hours | 35.56 terawatt-hours | 16.31 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 23.84 terawatt-hours | 35.03 terawatt-hours | 11.19 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Chile or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 30.57 terawatt-hours against 23.81 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Chile and Sweden?
- 6.76 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th 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.