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

Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Least developed countries
167.95 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Least developed countries rank
45th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 167.95 kWh per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 65,859 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 393.1 times Least developed countries's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Least developed countries ranks 45th 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 Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 9,244 kWh per square kilometre -94.27 kWh per square kilometre 9,338 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 27,128 kWh per square kilometre 41.8 kWh per square kilometre 27,087 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 46,933 kWh per square kilometre 211.64 kWh per square kilometre 46,721 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 65,435 kWh per square kilometre 233.11 kWh per square kilometre 65,202 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 Least developed countries?
Costa Rica, at 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 167.95 kWh per square kilometre 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?
65,859 kWh per square kilometre, 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 43rd and Least developed countries ranks 45th 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.