Electricity production from coal sources in Chile
Chile: Electricity production from coal sources was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from coal sources in Chile stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Chile peaked at 41.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2003.
That places Chile 44th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.5% | — |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -40.1% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -45.4% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +56.4% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +35.5% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -36.5% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 11.6% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 27.9% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 14.8% | 31.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Chile?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Chile was 14.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Chile ranks 44th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.