Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Costa Rica or Ireland?

Ireland, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs Ireland: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Costa Rica

1.4%

in 2025

Ireland

1.5%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

125th

Ireland rank

124th

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 125th and Ireland ranks 124th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.5%	17.0%	8.5%	Ireland
2000s	3.6%	11.6%	8.0%	Ireland
2010s	5.1%	1.0%	4.1%	Costa Rica
2020s	3.0%	2.2%	0.8%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Ireland, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: Costa Rica ranks 125th and Ireland ranks 124th 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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Indicator: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 8,123 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.