Brazil vs Costa Rica: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Brazil
1.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica
1.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
128th
Costa Rica rank
125th
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 125th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 8.5% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?
- Brazil ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 125th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.