Electricity Demand in 🇨🇱 Chile

Chile's electricity demand is a dynamic and vital component of its energy landscape. It reflects the nation's growing need for electrical power to support various sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation. Over the years, Chile has witnessed significant shifts in electricity demand due to various factors such as population growth, urbanization, and technological advancements.

  • In 2021, Chile's electricity demand increased by 4.84%
  • In total, Chile used 81.51 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Demand increased with a total of 3.76 MWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, Chile's demand for electricity has increased with 103.32%

Electricity Demand in Chile (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021 the electricity demand in Chile has grown from 40.09 TW to 81.51 TW, an increase of consumed Terawatt hours by 103.32% in a 21 year time period.

Year TW YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 40.09 %
2001 41.97 1.88 4.69%
2002 44.17 2.2 5.24%
2003 46.84 2.67 6.04%
2004 50.56 3.72 7.94%
2005 52.77 2.21 4.37%
2006 55.86 3.09 5.86%
2007 57.61 1.75 3.13%
2008 57.52 -0.09 -0.16%
2009 58.04 0.52 0.9%
2010 59.22 1.18 2.03%
2011 62.77 3.55 5.99%
2012 65.76 2.99 4.76%
2013 68.17 2.41 3.66%
2014 69.95 1.78 2.61%
2015 71.75 1.8 2.57%
2016 73.36 1.61 2.24%
2017 74.18 0.82 1.12%
2018 76.74 2.56 3.45%
2019 77.39 0.65 0.85%
2020 77.75 0.36 0.47%
2021 81.51 3.76 4.84%

Electricity Demand vs Electricity Consumption

It's important to not conflate the two, electircity demnad represents how much electricity an entity, country or region need in a moment of time. While electricity consumption represents how much electricity is used over a period of time. Electricity demand is measured in kilowatt (kW) while electricity consumption is measured as kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

Ember-Climate

Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

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