Australia vs Chile: Share of primary energy from wind
Australia
2.6%
in 2025
Chile
2.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
Chile rank
17th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Chile ranks 17th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Australia and Chile?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Australia ranks 19th and Chile ranks 17th of 80 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 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.