Chile vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar
Chile
20.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
25.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Netherlands rank
16th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Chile
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 25.52 terawatt-hours against 20.86 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 4.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.029 terawatt-hours | 0.029 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.97 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 0.3955 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 15.38 terawatt-hours | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Chile or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 25.52 terawatt-hours against 20.86 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Chile and Netherlands?
- 4.66 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Chile ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 16th 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 Primary energy from solar. 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.