Costa Rica vs Least developed countries: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Costa Rica
666.28 kWh per person
in 2021
Least developed countries
3.09 kWh per person
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Least developed countries rank
45th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Least developed countries
0200400600199020052021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 666.28 kWh per person against 3.09 kWh per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 663.19 kWh per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 215.9 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Least developed countries ranks 45th 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 Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 131 kWh per person -2.78 kWh per person 133.79 kWh per person Costa Rica
2000s 327.3 kWh per person 0.978 kWh per person 326.32 kWh per person Costa Rica
2010s 497.91 kWh per person 4.28 kWh per person 493.63 kWh per person Costa Rica
2020s 661.97 kWh per person 4.35 kWh per person 657.62 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 Least developed countries?
Costa Rica, at 666.28 kWh per person against 3.09 kWh per person in Least developed countries as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
663.19 kWh per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Least developed countries rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Least developed countries ranks 45th 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.