Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 66.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica stood at 66.6%.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica peaked at 97.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.5% | — |
| 1991 | 94.6% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 73.0% | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 79.2% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 72.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 74.8% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 65.7% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 66.6% | 74.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica was 66.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.