Costa Rica vs United States: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square
Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United States
66,991 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
United States rank
41st
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 66,991 kWh per square kilometre against 66,027 kWh per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 964 kWh per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and United States 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 | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,244 kWh per square kilometre | 5,518 kWh per square kilometre | 3,726 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 27,128 kWh per square kilometre | 10,874 kWh per square kilometre | 16,254 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46,933 kWh per square kilometre | 35,153 kWh per square kilometre | 11,779 kWh per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 65,435 kWh per square kilometre | 63,026 kWh per square kilometre | 2,410 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 United States?
- United States, at 66,991 kWh per square kilometre against 66,027 kWh per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and United States?
- 964 kWh per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and United States 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.