Costa Rica vs Zambia: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2025
Zambia
0.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
100th
Zambia rank
103rd
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 103rd 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from bioenergy between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 103rd 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.