Costa Rica vs IDA only: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
IDA only
436.92 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
IDA only rank
44th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Costa Rica
- IDA only
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 436.92 kWh per square kilometre in IDA only, a difference of 65,590 kWh per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 151.1 times IDA only's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and IDA only ranks 44th 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 | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,244 kWh per square kilometre | -68.48 kWh per square kilometre | 9,313 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 27,128 kWh per square kilometre | 126.81 kWh per square kilometre | 27,002 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46,933 kWh per square kilometre | 420.86 kWh per square kilometre | 46,512 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 65,435 kWh per square kilometre | 516.85 kWh per square kilometre | 64,918 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 IDA only?
- Costa Rica, at 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 436.92 kWh per square kilometre in IDA only as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and IDA only?
- 65,590 kWh per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IDA only?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and IDA only rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and IDA only ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.