Chile vs Germany: Electricity generation from hydropower
Chile
19.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
19.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
32nd
Germany rank
33rd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Chile
- Germany
How they compare
Chile currently reports 19.68 terawatt-hours against 19.56 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
Chile ranks 32nd and Germany ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 16.2 terawatt-hours | 12.21 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.15 terawatt-hours | 16.23 terawatt-hours | 10.08 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 10.33 terawatt-hours | 19.06 terawatt-hours | 8.72 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 15.68 terawatt-hours | 18.55 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 23.26 terawatt-hours | 20.7 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 21.71 terawatt-hours | 20.01 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 21.76 terawatt-hours | 20.11 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Chile or Germany?
- Chile, at 19.68 terawatt-hours against 19.56 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Chile and Germany?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Germany rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Chile ranks 32nd and Germany ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. 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.