South America · country explainer · estimated data
Chile's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2016-01 → 2026-04 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-04
295gCO₂e/kWh
#35 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
62%
clean incl. nuclear: 62%
Records
Cleanest: 167 (2024-11)
Dirtiest: 550 (2016-03)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 273 | +29 | 65.4 | 85.5 |
| 2024 | 244 | -37 | 69.2 | 85.7 |
| 2023 | 281 | -63 | 63.3 | 83.7 |
| 2022 | 344 | -89 | 55.4 | 83.2 |
| 2021 | 433 | +6 | 45.2 | 81.6 |
| 2020 | 427 | -18 | 46.3 | 77.8 |
| 2019 | 445 | +7 | 44 | 77.4 |
| 2018 | 438 | -23 | 46.1 | 76.9 |
| 2017 | 461 | -49 | 42.9 | 74.3 |
| 2016 | 510 | — | 36.7 | 73.4 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/cl".