Share of primary energy from renewables in Chile
Chile: Share of primary energy from renewables was 18.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.4%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
14th
of 80 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2024
All-time low
5.0%
in 1968
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from renewables in Chile, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from renewables in Chile stood at 18.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Chile peaked at 19.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1968.
Chile ranks 14th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6.1% | — |
| 1966 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.0% | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 5.2% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | +17.8% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -7.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 8.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 6.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 19.8% | 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 share of primary energy from renewables in Chile?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Chile was 18.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1968.
- How does Chile rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.