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Geothermal Radar Subsurface Intelligence
Regional Assessment Hub

South America & Caribbean

Regional screening synthesis across 42 jurisdictions. Comprehensive comparative rankings for prospective land share, thermal stored energy, and transmission infrastructure.

Assessed Areas in Region
42
Countries & Regional AOIs
Regional Stored Heat (3-7 km)
8 595 ZJ
Total in-place thermal volume
Average Geothermal Gradient
51.1 °C/km
Surface to 5 km average

Regional Comparative Leaderboard

Ranked by Prospective Area %
Jurisdiction ≥185°C at 5.5km Depth to 200°C Peak 5km Temp Gradient Stored Heat Report
1. Chile (CL) 89% 0.84 km 268°C 39 °C/km 1203.4 ZJ View →
2. Argentina (AR) 63.8% 1.6 km 313°C 52.4 °C/km 1839.7 ZJ View →
3. Venezuela (VE) 51.1% 2.2 km 276.7°C 62.3 °C/km 335.4 ZJ View →
4. US Virgin Islands (VI) 50.2% 2.7 km 286.3°C 52.8 °C/km 80.7 ZJ View →
5. Ecuador (EC) 50% 3 km 296.3°C 58.9 °C/km 127.8 ZJ View →
6. Grenada (GD) 50% 3.4 km 288.9°C 55.7 °C/km 135.3 ZJ View →
7. Antigua and Barbuda (AG) 49.1% 2.7 km 322.9°C 56.3 °C/km 110.8 ZJ View →
8. Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) 49% 2.1 km 312.4°C 55.3 °C/km 137.5 ZJ View →
9. Colombia (CO) 47.7% 2 km 312.2°C 52.3 °C/km 437.5 ZJ View →
10. El Salvador (SV) 47.1% 2.1 km 312.7°C 51.3 °C/km 12.1 ZJ View →
11. Saint Lucia (LC) 47.1% 2.1 km 312.7°C 51.3 °C/km 139.1 ZJ View →
12. Guatemala (GT) 47% 2.8 km 317.5°C 59.4 °C/km 67.2 ZJ View →
13. Chile (El Tatio Geothermal Field) (CL-ET) 46.6% 3.3 km 320.6°C 61.3 °C/km 126.6 ZJ View →
14. Nicaragua (NI) 46.2% 1.9 km 298.4°C 50.6 °C/km 67.8 ZJ View →
15. Honduras (HN) 45.6% 2.7 km 294.4°C 63.1 °C/km 40.6 ZJ View →
16. South Georgia (GS) 43% 2.5 km 322.2°C 49.2 °C/km 48.3 ZJ View →
17. Bolivia (BO) 42.5% 1.9 km 279°C 58.3 °C/km 767.4 ZJ View →
18. Montserrat (MS) 40.6% 2.3 km 324.6°C 63.2 °C/km 112.6 ZJ View →
19. France (Guadeloupe) (FR-GP) 39.8% 3.3 km 318.5°C 59.3 °C/km 121.8 ZJ View →
20. France (Martinique) (FR-MQ) 39.8% 2.5 km 334°C 58.1 °C/km 149.3 ZJ View →
21. Costa Rica (CR) 39.2% 2.7 km 272.6°C 51.3 °C/km 31.8 ZJ View →
22. Curacao (CW) 39.1% 2.8 km 291.1°C 49.1 °C/km 105.9 ZJ View →
23. Dominica (DM) 38.7% 2.8 km 303°C 55.1 °C/km 83.9 ZJ View →
24. Chile (Cerro Pabellon High Cordillera) (CL-CP) 35.2% 3 km 279°C 56.2 °C/km 12.6 ZJ View →
25. Panama (PA) 33.9% 2.9 km 299.1°C 53.4 °C/km 36.2 ZJ View →
26. British Virgin Islands (VG) 33.9% 2.2 km 318.7°C 57 °C/km 64.1 ZJ View →
27. Sint Maarten (SX) 33.8% 2.7 km 277°C 63.3 °C/km 93.1 ZJ View →
28. Saint Barthelemy (BL) 32.1% 3.4 km 334.1°C 59.3 °C/km 32.4 ZJ View →
29. Peru (PE) 32% 2.1 km 297.3°C 54.2 °C/km 746.4 ZJ View →
30. Aruba (AW) 32% 3.4 km 323.2°C 62.7 °C/km 75.2 ZJ View →
31. Bonaire (BQ) 31.8% 3.2 km 339.1°C 60.8 °C/km 130.5 ZJ View →
32. Anguilla (AI) 30.5% 2.9 km 276.4°C 58.5 °C/km 101.9 ZJ View →
33. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC) 29% 3.2 km 333.1°C 52 °C/km 45.8 ZJ View →
34. Saint Martin (MF) 28.8% 2.5 km 320.8°C 59.4 °C/km 43.4 ZJ View →
35. Uruguay (UY) 16% 4.7 km 186.6°C 30.4 °C/km 57.4 ZJ View →
36. Barbados (BB) 13.9% 5.9 km 212.5°C 31.6 °C/km 51.5 ZJ View →
37. Trinidad and Tobago (TT) 13.5% 5.2 km 186.6°C 32.7 °C/km 74.8 ZJ View →
38. Paraguay (PY) 8% 5.9 km 181.7°C 34.4 °C/km 65.3 ZJ View →
39. Falkland Islands (FK) 7.3% 6.2 km 201°C 35.8 °C/km 77.9 ZJ View →
40. Suriname (SR) 4.7% 6.7 km 138.9°C 27.1 °C/km 10.7 ZJ View →
41. Guyana (GY) 2.5% 7 km 139°C 23.9 °C/km 17.8 ZJ View →
42. Brazil (BR) 2.3% 6.8 km 163.3°C 26.7 °C/km 575.6 ZJ View →

All Reports in South America & Caribbean

Chile CL

Central-case models place 185 °C within 5.5 km of the surface beneath the great majority of Chile, and 200 °C is reached as shallow as 0.84 km somewhere in the country.

89% ≥185°C 1203.4 ZJ Stored
Argentina AR

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 63.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Argentina.

63.8% ≥185°C 1839.7 ZJ Stored
Peru PE

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 32% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Peru.

32% ≥185°C 746.4 ZJ Stored
Colombia CO

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 47.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Colombia.

47.7% ≥185°C 437.5 ZJ Stored
Bolivia BO

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 42.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Bolivia.

42.5% ≥185°C 767.4 ZJ Stored
Ecuador EC

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 50% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Ecuador.

50% ≥185°C 127.8 ZJ Stored
Brazil BR

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 2.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Brazil.

2.3% ≥185°C 575.6 ZJ Stored
Costa Rica CR

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 39.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Costa Rica.

39.2% ≥185°C 31.8 ZJ Stored
Guatemala GT

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 47% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Guatemala.

47% ≥185°C 67.2 ZJ Stored
El Salvador SV

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 47.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in El Salvador.

47.1% ≥185°C 12.1 ZJ Stored
Nicaragua NI

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 46.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Nicaragua.

46.2% ≥185°C 67.8 ZJ Stored
Honduras HN

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 45.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Honduras.

45.6% ≥185°C 40.6 ZJ Stored
Panama PA

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 33.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Panama.

33.9% ≥185°C 36.2 ZJ Stored
Antigua and Barbuda AG

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 49.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Antigua and Barbuda.

49.1% ≥185°C 110.8 ZJ Stored
Barbados BB

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 13.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Barbados.

13.9% ≥185°C 51.5 ZJ Stored
Dominica DM

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 38.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Dominica.

38.7% ≥185°C 83.9 ZJ Stored
Grenada GD

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 50% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Grenada.

50% ≥185°C 135.3 ZJ Stored
Guyana GY

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 2.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Guyana.

2.5% ≥185°C 17.8 ZJ Stored
Paraguay PY

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Paraguay.

8% ≥185°C 65.3 ZJ Stored
Suriname SR

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 4.7% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Suriname.

4.7% ≥185°C 10.7 ZJ Stored
Trinidad and Tobago TT

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 13.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Trinidad and Tobago.

13.5% ≥185°C 74.8 ZJ Stored
Uruguay UY

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 16% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Uruguay.

16% ≥185°C 57.4 ZJ Stored
Venezuela VE

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 51.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Venezuela.

51.1% ≥185°C 335.4 ZJ Stored
France (Guadeloupe) FR-GP

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 39.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in France (Guadeloupe).

39.8% ≥185°C 121.8 ZJ Stored
France (Martinique) FR-MQ

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 39.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in France (Martinique).

39.8% ≥185°C 149.3 ZJ Stored
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 49% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

49% ≥185°C 137.5 ZJ Stored
Saint Lucia LC

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 47.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Saint Lucia.

47.1% ≥185°C 139.1 ZJ Stored
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 29% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

29% ≥185°C 45.8 ZJ Stored
Falkland Islands FK

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 7.3% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Falkland Islands.

7.3% ≥185°C 77.9 ZJ Stored
South Georgia GS

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 43% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in South Georgia.

43% ≥185°C 48.3 ZJ Stored
British Virgin Islands VG

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 33.9% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in British Virgin Islands.

33.9% ≥185°C 64.1 ZJ Stored
US Virgin Islands VI

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 50.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in US Virgin Islands.

50.2% ≥185°C 80.7 ZJ Stored
Anguilla AI

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 30.5% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Anguilla.

30.5% ≥185°C 101.9 ZJ Stored
Montserrat MS

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 40.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Montserrat.

40.6% ≥185°C 112.6 ZJ Stored
Sint Maarten SX

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 33.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Sint Maarten.

33.8% ≥185°C 93.1 ZJ Stored
Curacao CW

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 39.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Curacao.

39.1% ≥185°C 105.9 ZJ Stored
Aruba AW

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 32% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Aruba.

32% ≥185°C 75.2 ZJ Stored
Bonaire BQ

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 31.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Bonaire.

31.8% ≥185°C 130.5 ZJ Stored
Saint Barthelemy BL

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 32.1% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Saint Barthelemy.

32.1% ≥185°C 32.4 ZJ Stored
Saint Martin MF

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 28.8% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Saint Martin.

28.8% ≥185°C 43.4 ZJ Stored
Chile (Cerro Pabellon High Cordillera) CL-CP

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 35.2% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Chile (Cerro Pabellon High Cordillera).

35.2% ≥185°C 12.6 ZJ Stored
Chile (El Tatio Geothermal Field) CL-ET

Geothermal screening assessment identifies 46.6% prospective land reaching 185°C by 5.5 km depth in Chile (El Tatio Geothermal Field).

46.6% ≥185°C 126.6 ZJ Stored