Chile vs South Korea: Share of primary energy use by source

Chile

18.6%

in 2025

South Korea

17.5%

in 2025

Chile rank

52nd

South Korea rank

54th

Share of primary energy use by source over time

Chile currently reports 18.6% against 17.5% in South Korea, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 52nd and South Korea ranks 54th of 76 countries.

Indicator: Share of primary energy use by source
Unit: %
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 4,176 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.