Brazil vs Costa Rica: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Brazil
1,826 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica
1,859 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
20th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,859 kilowatt-hours against 1,826 kilowatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 33 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 211 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,798 kilowatt-hours | 1,501 kilowatt-hours | 296.58 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,950 kilowatt-hours | 1,573 kilowatt-hours | 376.28 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,909 kilowatt-hours | 1,739 kilowatt-hours | 170.21 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,859 kilowatt-hours against 1,826 kilowatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 33 kilowatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Brazil ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.