Access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to electricity, urban was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica stood at 99.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica?
- Access to electricity, urban in Costa Rica was 99.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.