Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Electricity generation
Costa Rica
12.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
11.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
105th
Electricity generation over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.81 terawatt-hours against 11.94 terawatt-hours in Uruguay, a difference of 0.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 105th of 214 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.09 terawatt-hours | 8.1 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 10.55 terawatt-hours | 12.9 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 12.07 terawatt-hours | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 12.81 terawatt-hours against 11.94 terawatt-hours in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.87 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 105th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.