Electricity demand in Chile
Chile: Electricity demand was 88.5 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.5 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
91.04 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
42.31 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Chile stood at 88.5 terawatt-hours.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Chile peaked at 91.04 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.31 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Chile ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Chile, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.31 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 43.71 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 45.25 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 48.58 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 52.9 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 54.37 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 57.33 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 59.91 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 60.61 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.72 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 61.21 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.38 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 69.57 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 72.84 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 70.17 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 74.91 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 78.83 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 78.89 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.76 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 83.98 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 83.58 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.1 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 91.04 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 89.23 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 88.62 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 88.5 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 88.5 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 88.5 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 14.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.67 terawatt-hours | 42.31 terawatt-hours | 61.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.85 terawatt-hours | 61.21 terawatt-hours | 83.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.18 terawatt-hours | 83.58 terawatt-hours | 91.04 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 demand in Chile?
- Electricity demand in Chile was 88.5 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 91.04 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.31 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for electricity demand?
- Chile ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.