Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources over time
- Costa Rica
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 66.6% against 13.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 52.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 18.4% | 64.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 16.1% | 62.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 17.4% | 54.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 15.7% | 56.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, Costa Rica or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 66.6% against 13.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 52.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.