Costa Rica vs Thailand: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Thailand
60,258 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Thailand rank
45th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 60,258 kWh per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 5,769 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Thailand 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 Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 9,244 kWh per square kilometre 526.53 kWh per square kilometre 8,717 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 27,128 kWh per square kilometre 4,157 kWh per square kilometre 22,971 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 46,933 kWh per square kilometre 43,503 kWh per square kilometre 3,430 kWh per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 65,435 kWh per square kilometre 58,215 kWh per square kilometre 7,220 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 Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 66,027 kWh per square kilometre against 60,258 kWh per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Thailand?
5,769 kWh per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Thailand 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.