Share of electricity generation from gas in Chile
Chile: Share of electricity generation from gas was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from gas in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from gas in Chile stood at 15.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Chile peaked at 35.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2008.
That places Chile 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -61.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -53.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +76.7% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +172.6% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -23.9% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 15.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +172.6% | 6.5% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 3.7% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.3% | 18.8% | 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 electricity generation from gas in Chile?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Chile was 15.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Chile ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.