Chile vs France: Electricity from renewables by source
Chile
0.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
16th
France rank
13th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.57 terawatt-hours against 0.27 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 0.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 2.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 16th and France ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and France in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0677 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 0.2155 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 0.507 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.477 terawatt-hours | 0.477 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 0.047 terawatt-hours | 0.564 terawatt-hours | 0.517 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 0.3633 terawatt-hours | 0.585 terawatt-hours | 0.2217 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, Chile or France?
- France, at 0.57 terawatt-hours against 0.27 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between Chile and France?
- 0.3 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- Chile ranks 16th and France ranks 13th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables 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.