Coal production in Chile
Chile: Coal production was 0.1445 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1445 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 80.0%
World rank
63rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
19.01 terawatt-hours
in 1950
All-time low
0.089 terawatt-hours
in 2022
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production in Chile, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production in Chile is 0.1445 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Chile peaked at 19.01 terawatt-hours in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.089 terawatt-hours, in 2022.
Chile ranks 63rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 125 years of available data.
Coal production in Chile, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2.61 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 4.82 terawatt-hours | +84.6% |
| 1902 | 6.02 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 1903 | 6.64 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1904 | 6.04 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 1905 | 6.37 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1906 | 7.49 terawatt-hours | +17.5% |
| 1907 | 6.69 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 1908 | 7.55 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 1909 | 7.22 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1910 | 8.62 terawatt-hours | +19.5% |
| 1911 | 9.54 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1912 | 10.63 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 1913 | 10.3 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1914 | 8.73 terawatt-hours | -15.3% |
| 1915 | 9.41 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 1916 | 11.38 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 1917 | 12.35 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 1918 | 12.18 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1919 | 11.92 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1920 | 8.53 terawatt-hours | -28.4% |
| 1921 | 10.23 terawatt-hours | +19.9% |
| 1922 | 8.45 terawatt-hours | -17.4% |
| 1923 | 9.34 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1924 | 12.35 terawatt-hours | +32.2% |
| 1925 | 11.66 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 1926 | 11.97 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 11.9 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 11.05 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1929 | 12.1 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1930 | 11.57 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1931 | 8.83 terawatt-hours | -23.7% |
| 1932 | 8.71 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 12.35 terawatt-hours | +41.8% |
| 1934 | 14.51 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 1935 | 15.25 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 15.05 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 15.72 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 16.41 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1939 | 14.85 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 1940 | 15.56 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1941 | 16.54 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1942 | 17.27 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1943 | 18.18 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 1944 | 18.29 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 16.69 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 1946 | 15.78 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 1947 | 16.59 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1948 | 18.23 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1949 | 17.19 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1950 | 19.01 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 16.93 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 1952 | 18.75 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1953 | 17.96 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 1954 | 17.53 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 17.66 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 16.14 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 1957 | 14.86 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 1958 | 14.16 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 13.66 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 11.31 terawatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 1961 | 13.45 terawatt-hours | +19.0% |
| 1962 | 14.24 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 13.2 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 13.87 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 13.5 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 13.55 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 12.2 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 13.21 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 14 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 12.42 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 12.51 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 11.02 terawatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 10.8 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.51 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 11.39 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 10.35 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 10.35 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 8.89 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 7.51 terawatt-hours | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 5.97 terawatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 5.81 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 5.25 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 5.27 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.27 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 6.79 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 8.54 terawatt-hours | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 8.18 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 10.04 terawatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 10.18 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.18 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 11.31 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.33 terawatt-hours | -26.4% |
| 1993 | 6.94 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 6.05 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 5.32 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 5.14 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 5.35 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.82 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 2.48 terawatt-hours | -48.5% |
| 2000 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 2.95 terawatt-hours | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 2.22 terawatt-hours | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 2.95 terawatt-hours | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | -59.5% |
| 2005 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | +133.5% |
| 2006 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 1.24 terawatt-hours | -63.9% |
| 2008 | 3.42 terawatt-hours | +174.5% |
| 2009 | 3.26 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.17 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.35 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.65 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 15.51 terawatt-hours | +325.3% |
| 2014 | 16.6 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 16.85 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5 terawatt-hours | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 12.93 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.05 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 7.68 terawatt-hours | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -63.6% |
| 2021 | 0.251 terawatt-hours | -91.0% |
| 2022 | 0.089 terawatt-hours | -64.5% |
| 2023 | 0.724 terawatt-hours | +713.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1445 terawatt-hours | -80.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +713.2% | 0.089 terawatt-hours | 0.724 terawatt-hours |
| 2013 | +325.3% | 3.65 terawatt-hours | 15.51 terawatt-hours |
| 2008 | +174.5% | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 3.42 terawatt-hours |
| 2005 | +133.5% | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours |
| 2021 | -91.0% | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 0.251 terawatt-hours |
| 1901 | +84.6% | 2.61 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 2.61 terawatt-hours | 7.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.5 terawatt-hours | 8.62 terawatt-hours | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.76 terawatt-hours | 8.45 terawatt-hours | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.32 terawatt-hours | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 16.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 17.03 terawatt-hours | 15.56 terawatt-hours | 18.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.67 terawatt-hours | 13.66 terawatt-hours | 19.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.25 terawatt-hours | 11.31 terawatt-hours | 14.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.68 terawatt-hours | 7.51 terawatt-hours | 12.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.23 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.69 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 11.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 3.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.53 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 16.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8018 terawatt-hours | 0.089 terawatt-hours | 2.8 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Chile?
- Coal production in Chile was 0.1445 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.01 terawatt-hours in 1950.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for coal production?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.