Electricity generation from coal in Chile
Chile: Electricity generation from coal was 15.72 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from coal in Chile stood at 15.72 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Chile peaked at 30.26 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.84 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Chile 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Chile, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.47 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 4.84 terawatt-hours | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 5.05 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.88 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.72 terawatt-hours | +58.2% |
| 2005 | 7.21 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6 terawatt-hours | +47.0% |
| 2007 | 13.26 terawatt-hours | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 14.11 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 14.9 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 16.87 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 19.62 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 25.34 terawatt-hours | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 30.24 terawatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 26.01 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 28.03 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 30.26 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 29.3 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 29.89 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.13 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 26.07 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 26.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.52 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5 terawatt-hours | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 13.56 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 15.72 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 terawatt-hours | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 14.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.37 terawatt-hours | 16.87 terawatt-hours | 30.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.57 terawatt-hours | 13.56 terawatt-hours | 26.07 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Chile
- 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 electricity generation from coal in Chile?
- Electricity generation from coal in Chile was 15.72 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 30.26 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Chile ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.