Africa Western and Central vs Costa Rica: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Africa Western and Central
63.57 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Africa Western and Central rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
43rd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 63.57 kWh per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 65,963 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1,038.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s -1.26 kWh per square kilometre 9,244 kWh per square kilometre 9,245 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 200.3 kWh per square kilometre 27,128 kWh per square kilometre 26,928 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 36.29 kWh per square kilometre 46,933 kWh per square kilometre 46,896 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 63.04 kWh per square kilometre 65,435 kWh per square kilometre 65,372 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Africa Western and Central or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 63.57 kWh per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
65,963 kWh per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Africa Western and Central ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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