Colombia vs Costa Rica: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Colombia
72.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
Colombia rank
27th
Costa Rica rank
24th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74.3% against 72.1% in Colombia, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 82.6% | 8.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 79.0% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 71.7% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 71.1% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 74.3% against 72.1% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 2.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Colombia ranks 27th 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.