Costa Rica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Costa Rica
0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0215 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
30th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.020.040.060.08199020052021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0215 kWh per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0299 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th of 205 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0407 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0407 kWh per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.0677 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0019 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0657 kWh per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0445 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0062 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0384 kWh per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.0521 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0214 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0306 kWh per US$ of GDP 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Costa Rica, at 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0215 kWh per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0299 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.