Electricity demand per person in Chile
Chile: Electricity demand per person was 4,456 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Chile is 4,456 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Chile peaked at 4,656 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,729 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Chile 73rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,229 kilowatt-hours | 2,729 kilowatt-hours | 3,629 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,082 kilowatt-hours | 3,563 kilowatt-hours | 4,374 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,496 kilowatt-hours | 4,315 kilowatt-hours | 4,656 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 70 North Macedonia 4,604 kilowatt-hours compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,599 kilowatt-hours compare
- 72 Poland 4,570 kilowatt-hours compare
- 76 British Virgin Islands 4,358 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 57.1% (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)
- Fuel exports 0.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.9% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 58.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Chile?
- Electricity demand per person in Chile was 4,456 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4,656 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,729 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for electricity demand per person?
- Chile ranks 73rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.