Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Chile
Chile: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 26.46 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chile recorded 26.46 units per square kilometre for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Chile peaked at 26.46 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.67 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Chile ranks 163rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.67 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 17.42 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 17.66 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 18.07 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 18.39 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.71 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 18.95 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19.33 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.78 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.92 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.41 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 20.48 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20.75 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 21.29 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.23 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.48 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.07 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.97 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.24 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 22.79 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.99 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23.24 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.56 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.69 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.09 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.26 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.61 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.93 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 25.45 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.84 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.08 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 26.19 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.32 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.46 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.49 units per square kilometre | 16.67 units per square kilometre | 19.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.47 units per square kilometre | 20.41 units per square kilometre | 22.79 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.27 units per square kilometre | 22.99 units per square kilometre | 25.84 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.26 units per square kilometre | 26.08 units per square kilometre | 26.46 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 31.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Latvia 30.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guinea 29.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Zimbabwe 26.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Sweden 25.87 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Peru 25.44 units per square kilometre compare
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 square in Chile?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Chile was 26.46 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.46 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Chile ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.