Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Chile
Chile: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 2.4% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
That represents a change of up 171.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Chile peaked at 2.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
That places Chile 73rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +36.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +63.3% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -37.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -41.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +58.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +130.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 4 |
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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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Chile?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Chile was 2.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Chile ranks 73rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.