Chile Coal
0.10%
of world reserves
at current production
Production (2024)#64 World
26,753short tons−80% YoY
Consumption (2024)#41 World
5,939,241short tons−30.3% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−16,199short tons
Production covers 0.45% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Chile
- Chile holds 1,301,828,110 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#42 in the world), and accounting for about 0.1% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Chile has about > 500 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Chile
- Chile produced 26,753 short tons of coal in 2024 (#64 in the world), a decrease of 80% from 134,008 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Chile
- Chile consumed 5,939,241 short tons of coal in 2024 (#41 in the world), a decrease of 30.3% from 2023. This represents 0.06% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Chile averaged 601 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 1.65 pounds per day (#50 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Chile
- Chile imported 5,912,609 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈99.6% of consumption).
coal Balance in Chile
- In 2024, Chile produced approximately 73.3 short tons of coal per day and consumed 16,272 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 16,199 short tons.
Chile Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 26,753 | −80% | 64 | < 0.01% | 5,939,241 | −30.3% | 41 | 0.06% | 601 | 5,912,609 | 0 | 5,912,609 |
| 2023 | 1,301,828,110 | 42 | 0.10% | 134,008 | +713.2% | 61 | < 0.01% | 8,526,129 | −5.1% | 40 | 0.09% | 867.4 | 8,362,242 | 0 | 8,362,242 |
| 2022 | 1,301,828,110 | 42 | 0.10% | 16,480 | −65.2% | 66 | < 0.01% | 8,987,559 | −32.2% | 38 | 0.10% | 919.3 | 8,859,909 | 1.76 | 8,859,907 |
| 2021 | 1,301,828,110 | 43 | 0.10% | 47,359 | −91% | 63 | < 0.01% | 13,258,211 | +11.4% | 31 | 0.15% | 1,362.9 | 13,237,773 | 0 | 13,237,773 |
| 2020 | 1,301,828,110 | 43 | 0.10% | 528,260 | −66.4% | 54 | 0.01% | 11,899,748 | −13% | 31 | 0.14% | 1,228.6 | 11,688,587 | 0 | 11,688,587 |
| 2019 | 1,301,828,110 | 43 | 0.11% | 1,572,810 | −36.8% | 49 | 0.02% | 13,670,207 | −5.1% | 32 | 0.16% | 1,424.1 | 11,490,768 | 0 | 11,490,768 |
| 2018 | 1,301,828,110 | 43 | 0.11% | 2,487,533 | −6.9% | 44 | 0.03% | 14,407,694 | +2.3% | 35 | 0.17% | 1,525.2 | 12,276,737 | 464,787 | 11,811,950 |
| 2017 | 1,301,828,110 | 42 | 0.11% | 2,673,102 | −4% | 41 | 0.03% | 14,082,010 | +5.3% | 36 | 0.17% | 1,517.6 | 12,260,643 | 1,007,492 | 11,253,151 |
| 2016 | 1,301,828,110 | 42 | 0.11% | 2,783,333 | −19.7% | 40 | 0.03% | 13,368,816 | +0.1% | 34 | 0.16% | 1,463.7 | 12,925,238 | 959,494 | 11,965,743 |
| 2015 | 1,301,828,110 | 42 | 0.11% | 3,464,560 | −0.66% | 39 | 0.04% | 13,355,588 | +10.5% | 34 | 0.15% | 1,480 | 10,841,475 | 1,514,680 | 9,326,794 |
| 2014 | 1,301,828,110 | 42 | 0.11% | 3,487,709 | +4.5% | 38 | 0.04% | 12,081,318 | −12.5% | 36 | 0.14% | 1,352.6 | 10,998,927 | 1,626,257 | 9,372,671 |
| 2013 | 1,301,828,110 | 32 | 0.12% | 3,337,795 | +325.3% | 39 | 0.04% | 13,804,285 | +14.1% | 35 | 0.15% | 1,561 | 12,730,685 | 1,193,326 | 11,537,359 |
| 2012 | 1,301,828,110 | 31 | 0.12% | 784,845 | +8.9% | 53 | 0.01% | 12,097,785 | +14.8% | 37 | 0.14% | 1,381.1 | 11,418,829 | 33.84 | 11,418,795 |
| 2011 | 1,301,828,110 | 31 | 0.13% | 720,911 | +5.7% | 52 | 0.01% | 10,536,970 | +13.3% | 37 | 0.12% | 1,214.5 | 10,653,826 | 6.34 | 10,653,820 |
| 2010 | 1,301,828,110 | 31 | 0.13% | 682,330 | −2.7% | 51 | 0.01% | 9,297,916 | +26.9% | 38 | 0.11% | 1,082.3 | 7,642,315 | 30.79 | 7,642,284 |
| 2009 | 1,301,828,110 | 31 | 0.13% | 701,069 | −4.6% | 49 | 0.01% | 7,329,206 | −8.5% | 43 | 0.10% | 861.8 | 6,894,949 | 27.41 | 6,894,922 |
| 2008 | 1,301,828,110 | 30 | 0.13% | 735,241 | +174.5% | 49 | 0.01% | 8,013,736 | +26.5% | 41 | 0.11% | 951.8 | 7,828,606 | 30.87 | 7,828,575 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 267,861 | −63.9% | 53 | < 0.01% | 6,335,721 | +0.4% | 44 | 0.09% | 760.1 | 7,421,853 | 216.3 | 7,421,637 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 742,957 | +23.9% | 46 | 0.01% | 6,310,447 | +25.3% | 45 | 0.09% | 764.5 | 5,525,880 | 137.8 | 5,525,742 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 599,657 | +133.5% | 44 | 0.01% | 5,037,342 | −0.74% | 47 | 0.07% | 616.2 | 4,420,263 | 656 | 4,419,607 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 256,838 | −59.5% | 51 | < 0.01% | 5,075,035 | +32.7% | 48 | 0.08% | 627 | 4,833,629 | 124 | 4,833,505 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 634,931 | +33% | 46 | 0.01% | 3,823,912 | −4.4% | 51 | 0.07% | 477.3 | 3,202,211 | 117 | 3,202,094 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 477,300 | −24.8% | 48 | 0.01% | 3,999,026 | +0.92% | 50 | 0.07% | 504.4 | 3,266,145 | 110.1 | 3,266,034 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 634,931 | +57.4% | 46 | 0.01% | 3,962,403 | −21.6% | 51 | 0.08% | 505.3 | 3,123,947 | 156.4 | 3,123,790 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 403,445 | −24.5% | 48 | 0.01% | 5,055,344 | −22.8% | 45 | 0.10% | 652.1 | 4,852,369 | 202.7 | 4,852,166 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 534,620 | −48.5% | 44 | 0.01% | 6,546,281 | +3.2% | 40 | 0.13% | 854.6 | 5,558,949 | 157.5 | 5,558,792 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 1,037,274 | −9.9% | 43 | 0.02% | 6,343,875 | −5.9% | 38 | 0.13% | 838.7 | 5,123,537 | 496 | 5,123,041 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 1,150,812 | +4% | 43 | 0.02% | 6,741,431 | +30.1% | 37 | 0.14% | 902.9 | 5,098,184 | 137.8 | 5,098,046 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 1,106,719 | −3.3% | 43 | 0.02% | 5,180,068 | +38.6% | 43 | 0.10% | 703.1 | 3,962,804 | 385.8 | 3,962,419 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 1,144,198 | −12.2% | 43 | 0.02% | 3,736,987 | +7.8% | 47 | 0.08% | 514.5 | 2,435,003 | 453 | 2,434,550 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 1,302,930 | −12.8% | 42 | 0.03% | 3,466,425 | +18% | 46 | 0.07% | 484.3 | 2,127,458 | 713.3 | 2,126,745 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 1,493,630 | −16.7% | 42 | 0.03% | 2,938,834 | +0.87% | 48 | 0.06% | 416.8 | 1,199,313 | 470.2 | 1,198,843 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 1,792,356 | −26.4% | 40 | 0.04% | 2,913,504 | −13.5% | 45 | 0.06% | 419.7 | 968,930 | 475.4 | 968,455 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 2,433,900 | +1.1% | 30 | 0.05% | 3,369,671 | −17.8% | 39 | 0.07% | 493.3 | 1,642,442 | 0 | 1,642,442 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 2,406,343 | +9.9% | 31 | 0.05% | 4,101,696 | +8.7% | 36 | 0.08% | 610.5 | 1,829,835 | 0 | 1,829,835 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 2,190,290 | +1.3% | 32 | 0.04% | 3,772,105 | +35% | 38 | 0.07% | 570.9 | 1,634,726 | 0 | 1,634,726 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 2,161,630 | +22.8% | 32 | 0.04% | 2,793,254 | +36.3% | 41 | 0.06% | 429.8 | 442,026 | 0 | 442,026 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 1,760,389 | −4.3% | 32 | 0.03% | 2,049,194 | −1.7% | 42 | 0.04% | 320.4 | 510,370 | 0 | 510,370 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 1,838,653 | +25.8% | 33 | 0.04% | 2,085,571 | +3.4% | 42 | 0.04% | 331.3 | 505,960 | 0 | 505,960 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 1,461,663 | +8.3% | 34 | 0.03% | 2,017,227 | −2% | 40 | 0.04% | 325.5 | 410,059 | 0 | 410,059 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 1,349,227 | +18.8% | 34 | 0.03% | 2,058,013 | +30.7% | 38 | 0.05% | 337.2 | 376,990 | 0 | 376,990 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 1,135,379 | +0.49% | 33 | 0.03% | 1,575,201 | +19.8% | 42 | 0.04% | 262 | 338,409 | 0 | 338,409 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 1,129,868 | −9.7% | 33 | 0.03% | 1,315,056 | −31.6% | 41 | 0.03% | 221.9 | 264,554 | 0 | 264,554 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 1,251,122 | −2.6% | 33 | 0.03% | 1,923,531 | +1.6% | 35 | 0.05% | 329.4 | 561,076 | 0 | 561,076 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 1,284,191 | — | 33 | 0.03% | 1,893,769 | — | 36 | 0.05% | 329.1 | 907,201 | 0 | 907,201 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.