Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025. β Volatile
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Costa Rica, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels in Costa Rica is 0 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Costa Rica peaked at 1.2 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 201st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.517 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 198 Eswatini 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 199 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Albania 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Ethiopia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Costa Rica?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Costa Rica was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Costa Rica ranks 201st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.