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Electricity generation in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Electricity generation was 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.81 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
103rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
12.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
6.86 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation in Costa Rica, 2000–2025

0510152000201220252000: 6.9 terawatt-hours2001: 6.9 terawatt-hours2002: 7.4 terawatt-hours2003: 7.3 terawatt-hours2004: 8 terawatt-hours2005: 8.2 terawatt-hours2006: 8.6 terawatt-hours2007: 9 terawatt-hours2008: 9.4 terawatt-hours2009: 9.2 terawatt-hours2010: 9.5 terawatt-hours2011: 9.8 terawatt-hours2012: 10.1 terawatt-hours2013: 10.2 terawatt-hours2014: 10.2 terawatt-hours2015: 10.8 terawatt-hours2016: 10.9 terawatt-hours2017: 11.3 terawatt-hours2018: 11.4 terawatt-hours2019: 11.4 terawatt-hours2020: 11.7 terawatt-hours2021: 12.7 terawatt-hours2022: 12.4 terawatt-hours2023: 11.7 terawatt-hours2024: 11 terawatt-hours2025: 12.8 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation in Costa Rica is 12.81 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation in Costa Rica peaked at 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.86 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.09 terawatt-hours 6.86 terawatt-hours 9.4 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 10.55 terawatt-hours 9.51 terawatt-hours 11.44 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 12.07 terawatt-hours 11 terawatt-hours 12.81 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 100 Bolivia 13.63 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 101 Georgia 13.5 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 102 Panama 13.43 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 104 Honduras 12.48 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 105 Uruguay 11.94 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 106 Nepal 11.13 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation in Costa Rica?
Electricity generation in Costa Rica was 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.86 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for electricity generation?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.