Share of electricity production by source in Chile
Chile: Share of electricity production by source was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source 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 production by source in Chile stood at 17.8%.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Chile peaked at 41.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2003.
That places Chile 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -31.3% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 28.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 15.3% | 31.2% | 6 |
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- 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 production by source in Chile?
- Share of electricity production by source in Chile was 17.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Chile ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 production by source. 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.