Share of primary energy use by source in Chile
Chile: Share of primary energy use by source was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source 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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy use by source in Chile is 18.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Chile peaked at 31.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1973.
That places Chile 53rd out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.5% | — |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 8.1% | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +22.7% |
| 1970 | 7.9% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 7.8% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 7.7% | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +33.8% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -43.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -43.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +95.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +6.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 57% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 | +95.5% | 9.1% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 8.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 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 use by source in Chile?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Chile was 18.6% 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 use by source recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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 use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.