Electricity generation by source in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity generation by source was 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation by source in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation by source in Costa Rica is 1.53 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation by source in Costa Rica peaked at 1.69 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.92 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation by source in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.24 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.28 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.52 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.97 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +55.7% |
| 2020 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.48 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 0.97 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 electricity generation by source in Costa Rica?
- Electricity generation by source in Costa Rica was 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation by source recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation by source recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity generation by source?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation by source rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.