Electricity generation from gas in Chile
Chile: Electricity generation from gas was 13.54 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Chile recorded 13.54 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Chile peaked at 16.76 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.19 terawatt-hours, in 2008.
That places Chile 54th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.57 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 16.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.41 terawatt-hours | 10.21 terawatt-hours | 15.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.04 terawatt-hours | 12.67 terawatt-hours | 16.76 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 57.1% (2025)
- Gas production 11.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 600.66 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 11.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 600.66 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.9% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 58.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Chile?
- Electricity generation from gas in Chile was 13.54 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 gas recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 16.76 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Chile ranks 54th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.