Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Chile
Chile: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 31.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Chile recorded 31.8% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Chile peaked at 64.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1992.
Chile ranks 153rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.2% | — |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -37.1% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -40.4% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +40.4% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +43.3% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 31.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 52% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 31.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 17.3% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 44.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.4% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 31.6% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Chile?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Chile was 31.8% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Chile ranks 153rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.