Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.4% against 0.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 198th and Uruguay ranks 200th of 210 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 9.1% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 15.7% | 12.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 10.8% | 5.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 7.8% | 4.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 1.4% against 0.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 198th and Uruguay ranks 200th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.