Costa Rica vs Guinea: Share of electricity generation from solar
Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2025
Guinea
0.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
145th
Guinea rank
144th
Share of electricity generation from solar over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 145th and Guinea ranks 144th of 210 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from solar, Costa Rica or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from solar between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th and Guinea ranks 144th 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 solar. 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.