Chile vs Kuwait: Share of primary energy from oil
Chile
52.5%
in 2025
Kuwait
50.5%
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Kuwait rank
21st
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Chile currently reports 52.5% against 50.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Kuwait ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3% | 69.2% | 2.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 71.0% | 61.1% | 9.9% | Chile |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 61.2% | 3.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 55.2% | 4.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 64.2% | 10.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 58.2% | 5.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 53.9% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Chile or Kuwait?
- Chile, at 52.5% against 50.5% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Chile and Kuwait?
- 2.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Chile ranks 18th and Kuwait ranks 21st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.