Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.4367 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4367 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4367 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0425, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0425 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0622 | +46.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0685 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0685 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0685 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0685 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0699 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0699 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1196 | +71.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1196 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1328 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1481 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1481 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1965 | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2781 | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3191 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3778 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4078 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4109 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3935 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3902 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3902 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4076 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4023 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4367 | +8.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4367 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.347, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4367 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054, 8.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +71.1% | 0.0699 | 0.1196 |
| 2001 | +46.6% | 0.0425 | 0.0622 |
| 2015 | +41.6% | 0.1965 | 0.2781 |
| 2014 | +32.7% | 0.1481 | 0.1965 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0701 | 0.0425 | 0.1196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2539 | 0.1196 | 0.4109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4034 | 0.3902 | 0.4367 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 50 Philippines 0.5185 compare
- 51 Ethiopia 0.504 compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 0.4822 compare
- 54 Kenya 0.4361 compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 0.4 compare
- 56 Iran 0.3783 compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Costa Rica was 0.4367 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4367 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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