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Chile vs. Argentina

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ChileArgentina
Electricity - production76.09 billion kWh (2016 est.)131.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption73.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)121 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)55 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)9.851 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production3,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)489,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports169,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)16,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2017 est.)36,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves150 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)2.162 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves97.97 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)336.6 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production1.218 billion cu m (2017 est.)40.92 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption5.125 billion cu m (2017 est.)49.04 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports277.5 million cu m (2017 est.)76.45 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports4.446 billion cu m (2017 est.)9.826 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity24.53 million kW (2016 est.)38.35 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels59% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)69% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)24% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production216,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)669,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption354,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)806,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports7,359 bbl/day (2017 est.)58,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports166,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)121,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)electrification - total population: 99% (2020)

electrification - urban areas: 99% (2020)

electrification - rural areas: 85% (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook