Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy
Cameroon
0.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
97th
Costa Rica rank
100th
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 100th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from bioenergy, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from bioenergy between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Cameroon ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 100th 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.