Costa Rica vs Korea: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Costa Rica
666.28 kWh per person
in 2021
Korea
667.15 kWh per person
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Korea rank
41st

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea
0200400600199020052021

How they compare

Korea currently reports 667.15 kWh per person against 666.28 kWh per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.87 kWh per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Korea ranks 41st of 209 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 131 kWh per person -39.39 kWh per person 170.39 kWh per person Costa Rica
2000s 327.3 kWh per person 12.24 kWh per person 315.06 kWh per person Costa Rica
2010s 497.91 kWh per person 197.22 kWh per person 300.69 kWh per person Costa Rica
2020s 661.97 kWh per person 621.72 kWh per person 40.25 kWh per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Costa Rica or Korea?
Korea, at 667.15 kWh per person against 666.28 kWh per person in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Korea?
0.87 kWh per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Korea ranks 41st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.