Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Costa Rica
1.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
1.82 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
70th
Indonesia rank
68th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Costa Rica
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.82 terawatt-hours against 1.64 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Indonesia ranks 68th of 212 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.244 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.244 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.993 terawatt-hours | 0.097 terawatt-hours | 0.896 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.492 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Costa Rica or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 1.82 terawatt-hours against 1.64 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 0.18 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Indonesia ranks 68th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.