Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Electricity generation from renewables
Bulgaria
12.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica
12.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
67th
Costa Rica rank
64th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.81 terawatt-hours against 12.45 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.36 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 terawatt-hours | 7.77 terawatt-hours | 4.72 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.8 terawatt-hours | 10.03 terawatt-hours | 3.23 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.23 terawatt-hours | 12.06 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 12.81 terawatt-hours against 12.45 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.36 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.