Costa Rica vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
444.24 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
43rd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020052021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 444.24 kWh per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 65,583 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 148.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1990s 9,244 kWh per square kilometre -67.21 kWh per square kilometre 9,311 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 27,128 kWh per square kilometre 54.86 kWh per square kilometre 27,074 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 46,933 kWh per square kilometre 259.82 kWh per square kilometre 46,673 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 65,435 kWh per square kilometre 449.89 kWh per square kilometre 64,985 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, Costa Rica or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Costa Rica, at 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 444.24 kWh per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
65,583 kWh per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 208 countries.
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.