Costa Rica vs North America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Costa Rica
0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
North America
0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
27th
North America rank
29th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Costa Rica
- North America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0256 kWh per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and North America ranks 29th 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 | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0407 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0337 kWh per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0677 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0597 kWh per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0445 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 kWh per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0521 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 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 North America?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Costa Rica and North America?
- 0.0256 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and North America rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and North America ranks 29th 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.