Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Costa Rica or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 43.4% against 37.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tajikistan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Tajikistan: Alternative and nuclear energy

Costa Rica

37.4%

in 2024

Tajikistan

43.4%

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

10th

Tajikistan rank

8th

Alternative and nuclear energy over time

Costa Rica
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 43.4% against 37.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 10th and Tajikistan ranks 8th of 151 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.8%	47.5%	21.7%	Tajikistan
2000s	35.3%	59.8%	24.5%	Tajikistan
2010s	37.5%	55.4%	17.8%	Tajikistan
2020s	41.8%	43.7%	1.8%	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Costa Rica or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 43.4% against 37.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Costa Rica and Tajikistan?: 6.0%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tajikistan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Tajikistan rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?: Costa Rica ranks 10th and Tajikistan ranks 8th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Unit: % of total energy use
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 6,669 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.