Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile
Chile: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.99 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile stood at 0.99 units per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile peaked at 1 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9226 units per person, in 1990.
That places Chile 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9226 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.9478 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9456 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9527 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9552 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9576 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9562 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9624 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9724 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.967 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.979 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.971 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.973 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.988 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.975 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.977 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.994 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.98 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.982 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.996 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.995 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.996 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.997 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.997 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9539 units per person | 0.9226 units per person | 0.9724 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9815 units per person | 0.971 units per person | 0.996 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9981 units per person | 0.995 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.998 units per person | 0.99 units per person | 1 units per person | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Chile was 0.99 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9226 units per person in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Chile ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.