Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chile
Chile: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 58.74 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chile stood at 58.74 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chile peaked at 62.07 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Chile ranks 30th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2 terawatt-hours | 9.9 terawatt-hours | 20.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.48 terawatt-hours | 20.49 terawatt-hours | 30.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.83 terawatt-hours | 24.22 terawatt-hours | 38.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.85 terawatt-hours | 40.49 terawatt-hours | 62.07 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Chile
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 19.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 17.71 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.98 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.32 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.98 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.98 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chile?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chile was 58.74 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 62.07 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Chile ranks 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.