Costa Rica vs United States of America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Costa Rica
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United States of America
66,991 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
United States of America rank
41st

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America 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 of America ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and United States of America 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 of America 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 of America?
United States of America, 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 of America?
964 kWh per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and United States of America 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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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.