Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Electricity from renewables by source
Costa Rica
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
9th
Nicaragua rank
12th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.53 terawatt-hours against 0.69 terawatt-hours in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.251 terawatt-hours | 0.864 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 0.615 terawatt-hours | 0.709 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 0.714 terawatt-hours | 0.866 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 1.53 terawatt-hours against 0.69 terawatt-hours in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.84 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables by source. 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.