Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Electricity generation from hydropower
Costa Rica
9.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kazakhstan
10.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
55th
Kazakhstan rank
53rd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 10.51 terawatt-hours against 9.58 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Kazakhstan ranks 53rd of 214 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.36 terawatt-hours | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 9.2 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 8.86 terawatt-hours | 9.77 terawatt-hours | 0.9133 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 10.51 terawatt-hours against 9.58 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 0.93 terawatt-hours, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Kazakhstan ranks 53rd 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.