Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile
Chile: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 31.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile stood at 31.2%.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile peaked at 38.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2017.
Chile ranks 72nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.0% | — |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 29.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.5% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 24.2% | 31.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 69 Solomon Islands 33.6% compare
- 70 India 32.8% compare
- 71 Costa Rica 32.3% compare
- 73 Namibia 30.4% compare
- 74 New Zealand 30.3% compare
- 75 Croatia 30.2% 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Chile was 31.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2017.
- How does Chile rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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