Costa Rica vs Suriname: Electricity generation from solar per person
Costa Rica
17.47 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Suriname
15.76 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
Suriname rank
130th
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.47 kilowatt-hours against 15.76 kilowatt-hours in Suriname, a difference of 1.71 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Suriname ranks 130th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 5.72 kilowatt-hours | 8.42 kilowatt-hours | 2.7 kilowatt-hours | Suriname |
| 2020s | 16.13 kilowatt-hours | 16.04 kilowatt-hours | 0.081 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Costa Rica or Suriname?
- Costa Rica, at 17.47 kilowatt-hours against 15.76 kilowatt-hours in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 1.71 kilowatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Suriname ranks 130th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.