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Electricity production by source in Chile

Chile: Electricity production by source was 15.72 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15.72 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
27th
of 211 countries
All-time high
30.26 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
4.84 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity production by source in Chile, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 8.5 terawatt-hours2001: 4.8 terawatt-hours2002: 5 terawatt-hours2003: 4.9 terawatt-hours2004: 7.7 terawatt-hours2005: 7.2 terawatt-hours2006: 10.6 terawatt-hours2007: 13.3 terawatt-hours2008: 14.1 terawatt-hours2009: 14.9 terawatt-hours2010: 16.9 terawatt-hours2011: 19.6 terawatt-hours2012: 25.3 terawatt-hours2013: 30.2 terawatt-hours2014: 26 terawatt-hours2015: 28 terawatt-hours2016: 30.3 terawatt-hours2017: 29.3 terawatt-hours2018: 29.9 terawatt-hours2019: 28.1 terawatt-hours2020: 26.1 terawatt-hours2021: 26.1 terawatt-hours2022: 21.5 terawatt-hours2023: 14.5 terawatt-hours2024: 13.6 terawatt-hours2025: 15.7 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Chile recorded 15.72 terawatt-hours for electricity production by source in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Chile peaked at 30.26 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.84 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

Chile ranks 27th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 24 Ukraine 23.32 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 25 Bangladesh 22.24 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 26 Brazil 17.19 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 28 Hong Kong 12.6 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 29 Laos 12.18 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 30 Mexico 10.88 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production by source in Chile?
Electricity production by source 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 production by source recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 30.26 terawatt-hours in 2016.
What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.84 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Chile rank for electricity production by source?
Chile ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity production by source 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 production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.