Chile vs Costa Rica: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Chile
26.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica
26.5%
in 2021
Chile rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.5% against 26.1% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 9.0% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 17.1% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 22.4% | 10.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 27.3% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 26.5% against 26.1% in Chile as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Chile ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.