Share of electricity generation from oil in Chile
Chile: Share of electricity generation from oil was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Chile is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Chile peaked at 27.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Chile 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +413.2% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +48.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +67.8% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -45.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -80.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +56.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 16% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +413.2% | 4.9% | 25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 3.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 3.5% | 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 oil in Chile?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Chile was 0.6% 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 oil recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Chile ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil. 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.