Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Chile
Chile: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Chile is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Chile peaked at 26.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2025.
That places Chile 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -37.9% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +105.7% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +60.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +414.7% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +48.9% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +68.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -67.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 41% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +414.7% | 4.9% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 3.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
- 157 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
- 158 United Arab Emirates 0.5% compare
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 0.5% compare
- 161 Togo 0.5% compare
- 162 Tunisia 0.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Chile?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Chile was 0.5% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Chile ranks 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.