Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Costa Rica
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 894.99 kWh per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 65,132 kWh per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 73.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,244 kWh per square kilometre | -141.69 kWh per square kilometre | 9,386 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 27,128 kWh per square kilometre | 174.68 kWh per square kilometre | 26,954 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46,933 kWh per square kilometre | 380.36 kWh per square kilometre | 46,552 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 65,435 kWh per square kilometre | 819.39 kWh per square kilometre | 64,616 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 894.99 kWh per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65,132 kWh per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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.