Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Costa Rica
26.5%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
8.7%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 26.5% against 8.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 9.0% 0.3% 8.7% Costa Rica
2000s 17.1% 0.6% 16.5% Costa Rica
2010s 22.4% 2.9% 19.5% Costa Rica
2020s 27.3% 8.4% 19.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 26.5% against 8.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
17.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.