Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 74.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Costa Rica stood at 74.3%.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% 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 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) 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 | 74.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | +13.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 74.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 46.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 74.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 7.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 71.1% | 65.7% | 74.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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 74.3% in 2025, 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 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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.