Austria vs Costa Rica: Share of electricity generation from wind
Austria
11.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica
12.1%
in 2025
Austria rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
29th
Share of electricity generation from wind over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.1% against 11.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Austria ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 211 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 8.9% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 12.0% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from wind, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 12.1% against 11.3% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from wind between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Austria ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 211 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 wind. 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.