Albania vs Costa Rica: Electricity generation from hydropower
Albania
8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica
9.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Albania rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
55th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Albania
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.58 terawatt-hours against 8 terawatt-hours in Albania, a difference of 1.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Albania ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.41 terawatt-hours | 6.36 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6 terawatt-hours | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Albania or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 9.58 terawatt-hours against 8 terawatt-hours in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Albania and Costa Rica?
- 1.58 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Albania ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 214 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. 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.