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Chile Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend

Chile generated 22.2 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 25.1% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 17th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through April 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Chile generated 22.2 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
  • Solar supplied 25.1% of Chile's electricity in 2025.
  • Chile was the 17th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
  • Chile's solar generation in 2025 was 195% higher than in 2020, when it was 7.53 TWh.
  • Chile's solar generation in 2025 was 18 times the 2015 level of 1.24 TWh.
  • 2025 was Chile's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 2000.
  • Chile's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
  • Chile had 12.1 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

MeasureValueAs of / source
Solar generation22.2 TWh2025 · Ember
Share of Chile's electricity25.1%2025 · Ember
World share of solar8.8%2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)17 of 1802025 · Ember
Solar capacity12.1 GW2025 · Ember

Solar Generation Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Chile solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025 Chile's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in TWh. It was 22.2 TWh in 2025. 0 6 13 19 25 200020052010201520202025
Chile's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in TWh. It was 22.2 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Chile solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
YearSolar
20000 TWh
20010 TWh
20020 TWh
20030 TWh
20040 TWh
20050 TWh
20060 TWh
20070 TWh
20080 TWh
20090 TWh
20100 TWh
20110 TWh
20120 TWh
201310.0 GWh
2014480 GWh
20151.24 TWh
20162.59 TWh
20173.84 TWh
20185.12 TWh
20196.30 TWh
20207.53 TWh
202110.6 TWh
202215.7 TWh
202317.9 TWh
202420.2 TWh
202522.2 TWh
Share of Chile's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025 The share of Chile's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 25.1%, against 8.8% worldwide. 0 8 15 23 30 200020052010201520202025
The share of Chile's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 25.1%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Chile's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025
YearChileWorld
20000.0%0.0%
20010.0%0.0%
20020.0%0.0%
20030.0%0.0%
20040.0%0.0%
20050.0%0.0%
20060.0%0.0%
20070.0%0.0%
20080.0%0.1%
20090.0%0.1%
20100.0%0.2%
20110.0%0.3%
20120.0%0.4%
20130.0%0.6%
20140.7%0.8%
20151.7%1.1%
20163.3%1.3%
20174.9%1.8%
20186.3%2.2%
20197.5%2.6%
20209.0%3.2%
202112.0%3.7%
202217.3%4.6%
202320.1%5.6%
202422.8%7.0%
202525.1%8.8%
YearGenerationShareWorld shareCapacity
2025 22.2 TWh 25.1% 8.8% 12.1 GW
2024 20.2 TWh 22.8% 7.0% 11.0 GW
2023 17.9 TWh 20.1% 5.6% 8.74 GW
2022 15.7 TWh 17.3% 4.6% 6.89 GW
2021 10.6 TWh 12.0% 3.7% 4.71 GW
2020 7.53 TWh 9.0% 3.2% 3.29 GW
2019 6.30 TWh 7.5% 2.6% 2.72 GW
2018 5.12 TWh 6.3% 2.2% 2.30 GW
2017 3.84 TWh 4.9% 1.8% 1.72 GW
2016 2.59 TWh 3.3% 1.3% 1.13 GW

Full year by year history for Chile

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.

Solar Generation Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through April 2026
Chile monthly solar electricity generation, May 2024 to April 2026 Chile generated 1.81 TWh of electricity from solar in April 2026, against 1.47 TWh in April 2025. 0.00 0.63 1.25 1.88 2.50 2024-052024-112025-052025-11
Chile generated 1.81 TWh of electricity from solar in April 2026, against 1.47 TWh in April 2025.
Monthly statistics through April 2026, TWh
Chile monthly solar electricity generation, May 2024 to April 2026
MonthSolar
2024-051.27 TWh
2024-061.11 TWh
2024-071.33 TWh
2024-081.41 TWh
2024-091.59 TWh
2024-101.62 TWh
2024-111.70 TWh
2024-122.12 TWh
2025-012.15 TWh
2025-021.82 TWh
2025-031.78 TWh
2025-041.47 TWh
2025-051.37 TWh
2025-061.14 TWh
2025-071.35 TWh
2025-081.49 TWh
2025-091.76 TWh
2025-102.03 TWh
2025-112.14 TWh
2025-122.35 TWh
2026-012.36 TWh
2026-022.04 TWh
2026-032.15 TWh
2026-041.81 TWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of April 2026. Monthly figures for Chile can differ slightly from the annual totals.