Angola vs Costa Rica: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Angola
73.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
Angola rank
25th
Costa Rica rank
24th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) over time
- Angola
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74.3% against 73.1% in Angola, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Angola ranks 25th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 82.6% | 2.7% | Angola |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 79.0% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 71.7% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 70.5% | 1.5% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, Angola or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 74.3% against 73.1% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between Angola and Costa Rica?
- 1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Angola ranks 25th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.