Chile vs Spain: Share of primary energy from solar
Chile
4.9%
in 2025
Spain
4.5%
in 2025
Chile rank
2nd
Spain rank
4th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Chile ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Chile or Spain?
- Chile, at 4.9% against 4.5% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Chile and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Chile ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 4th of 79 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. 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.