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