Costa Rica vs Kenya: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Costa Rica
0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Kenya
0.0546 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
27th
Kenya rank
25th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0546 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0032 kWh per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0407 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0534 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 kWh per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0677 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 kWh per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0445 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0506 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.006 kWh per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0521 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0545 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kWh per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.0546 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.0032 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.