Chile vs Venezuela: Primary energy from renewables
Chile
77.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
73.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
28th
Venezuela rank
31st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Chile
- Venezuela
How they compare
Chile currently reports 77.47 terawatt-hours against 73.28 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 4.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 31st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.33 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 10.99 terawatt-hours | 23.13 terawatt-hours | 12.14 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 20.3 terawatt-hours | 50.86 terawatt-hours | 30.57 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 29.83 terawatt-hours | 72.76 terawatt-hours | 42.93 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 44.68 terawatt-hours | 74.04 terawatt-hours | 29.36 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 70.18 terawatt-hours | 70.54 terawatt-hours | 0.3603 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Chile or Venezuela?
- Chile, at 77.47 terawatt-hours against 73.28 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Chile and Venezuela?
- 4.19 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Venezuela rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Chile ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 31st 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 renewables. 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.