Brazil vs Chile: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Brazil
6.6%
in 2025
Chile
7.8%
in 2025
Brazil rank
13th
Chile rank
10th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 7.8% against 6.6% in Brazil, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Chile ranks 10th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 5.9% | 1.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 7.8% against 6.6% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and Chile?
- 1.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Chile ranks 10th of 110 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 solar and wind. 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.