Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Chile
Chile: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,093 watts per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1,093 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 154.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Chile peaked at 1,093 watts per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 280.86 watts per capita, in 2003.
Chile ranks 32nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 313.66 watts per capita | 280.86 watts per capita | 358.96 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 474.67 watts per capita | 358.58 watts per capita | 601.96 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 870.73 watts per capita | 675.62 watts per capita | 1,093 watts per capita | 4 |
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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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Chile?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Chile was 1,093 watts per capita in 2023, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,093 watts per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.86 watts per capita in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)