Share of electricity generation from solar in Chile
Chile: Share of electricity generation from solar was 25.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 25.1% for share of electricity generation from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 1,414.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Chile peaked at 25.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Chile 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +4882.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +142.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +98.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +28.7% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | +10.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 25.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 4.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 25.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9%, 8.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4882.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 9.0% | 25.1% | 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 solar in Chile?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Chile was 25.1% 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 solar recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Chile ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,414.0%. 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 solar. 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.