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

Costa Rica
0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Germany
0.0485 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
27th
Germany rank
30th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Germany
00.020.040.060.08199020052021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0485 kWh per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0029 kWh per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Germany ranks 30th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0407 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0405 kWh per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.0677 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0143 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0445 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0411 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0034 kWh per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0521 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0538 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0017 kWh per US$ of GDP Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Costa Rica or Germany?
Costa Rica, at 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0485 kWh per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Germany?
0.0029 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Germany ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.