Chile vs China: Share of primary energy from wind
Chile
2.9%
in 2025
China
2.5%
in 2025
Chile rank
17th
China rank
20th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.9% against 2.5% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
Chile ranks 17th and China ranks 20th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | 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% | China |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | China |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 2.9% against 2.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Chile and China?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Chile ranks 17th and China ranks 20th 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.