Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Chile
Chile: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Chile is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Chile peaked at 0.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -66.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +57.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -62.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -36.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 78% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 7.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +100.0% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 5 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Chile?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Chile was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).