Electricity generation from renewables per person in Chile
Chile: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 2,958 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,958 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
24th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,140 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
737.09 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Chile recorded 2,958 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Chile peaked at 3,140 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 737.09 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
Chile ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Chile, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 737.09 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 1,037 kilowatt-hours | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 1,331 kilowatt-hours | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 1,345 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,397 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1,263 kilowatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 1,385 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1,130 kilowatt-hours | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 980.92 kilowatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 1,322 kilowatt-hours | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 1,458 kilowatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1,513 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1,453 kilowatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,470 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,714 kilowatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 1,834 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1,536 kilowatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 1,608 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,728 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1,410 kilowatt-hours | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 1,496 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,441 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,470 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,683 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 1,793 kilowatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1,851 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,852 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,985 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2,022 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2,090 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 2,214 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 2,576 kilowatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 2,866 kilowatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 3,140 kilowatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 2,958 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 2,958 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,475 kilowatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 2,958 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 426.74 kilowatt-hours, 6.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,192 kilowatt-hours | 737.09 kilowatt-hours | 1,397 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,564 kilowatt-hours | 1,322 kilowatt-hours | 1,834 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,700 kilowatt-hours | 1,410 kilowatt-hours | 2,022 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,641 kilowatt-hours | 2,090 kilowatt-hours | 3,140 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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 electricity generation from renewables per person in Chile?
- Electricity generation from renewables per person in Chile was 2,958 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3,140 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 737.09 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Chile ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.