Belgium vs Chile: Primary energy from renewables per person
Belgium
3,770 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chile
3,901 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Chile rank
22nd
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3,901 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,770 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 131 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Chile ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 427.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 400.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 56.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 594.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 537.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 76.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 887.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 810.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 123.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,283 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 578.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,830 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,251 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 2,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,460 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3,645 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Belgium or Chile?
- Chile, at 3,901 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,770 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Belgium and Chile?
- 131 kilowatt-hours per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Chile ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.