Solid biofuels — Energy production in Chile
Chile: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 373,418 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Chile recorded 373,418 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Chile peaked at 428,535 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 130,456 TJ, in 1990.
Chile ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Chile, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 130,456 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 143,645 TJ | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 157,021 TJ | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 146,994 TJ | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 153,429 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 162,630 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 172,935 TJ | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 172,180 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 183,563 TJ | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 189,689 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 197,448 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 197,367 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 200,193 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 190,069 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 199,871 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 202,209 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 207,435 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 217,427 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 222,904 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 230,518 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 204,914 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 247,124 TJ | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 392,646 TJ | +58.9% |
| 2013 | 428,535 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 306,708 TJ | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 302,030 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 322,096 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 334,682 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 341,003 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 336,545 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 316,651 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 329,722 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 327,937 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 373,418 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 373,418 TJ | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 373,418 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 36,362 TJ, 10.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 373,418 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,888 TJ, 34.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +58.9% | 247,124 TJ | 392,646 TJ |
| 2014 | -28.4% | 428,535 TJ | 306,708 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161,254 TJ | 130,456 TJ | 189,689 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,544 TJ | 190,069 TJ | 230,518 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,628 TJ | 204,914 TJ | 428,535 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 344,229 TJ | 316,651 TJ | 373,418 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 18 Canada 425,352 TJ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 19 Sweden 407,315 TJ compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 344.16 TJ compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 25.72 TJ compare
- 20 Philippines 377,333 TJ compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 TJ compare
- 22 Mozambique 369,160 TJ compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 358,905 TJ compare
- 24 Zambia 356,466 TJ compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Chile?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Chile was 373,418 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 428,535 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,456 TJ in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.