Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2025
Paraguay
0.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
100th
Paraguay rank
99th
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Paraguay ranks 99th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from bioenergy, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from bioenergy between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Paraguay ranks 99th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.