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 55th out of 207 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.
Electricity generation from gas in Chile, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.45 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 13.34 terawatt-hours | +27.7% |
| 2002 | 12.92 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 16.58 terawatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 16.64 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.6 terawatt-hours | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 11.44 terawatt-hours | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 4.63 terawatt-hours | -59.5% |
| 2008 | 2.19 terawatt-hours | -52.7% |
| 2009 | 3.93 terawatt-hours | +79.5% |
| 2010 | 10.69 terawatt-hours | +172.0% |
| 2011 | 13.72 terawatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 12.85 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 11.15 terawatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 10.21 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 11.36 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 11.85 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 13.35 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 13.08 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.87 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 15.29 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 16.09 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.76 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 12.67 terawatt-hours | -24.4% |
| 2025 | 13.54 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.54 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.76 terawatt-hours, 4.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +172.0% | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 10.69 terawatt-hours |
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 |
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 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 55th out of 207 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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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.