Cabo Verde vs Costa Rica: Electricity generation from solar
Cabo Verde
0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Cabo Verde rank
129th
Costa Rica rank
126th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Cabo Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.08 terawatt-hours in Cabo Verde, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cabo Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cabo Verde ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.019 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.048 terawatt-hours | 0.082 terawatt-hours | 0.034 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Cabo Verde or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.08 terawatt-hours in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Cabo Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cabo Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Cabo Verde ranks 129th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 214 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. 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.