Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.2% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica peaked at 17.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 198th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +106.6% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +234.9% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -41.3% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +75.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -46.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -67.2% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +167.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -73.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -60.4% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +73.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -61.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +308.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +86.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +43.2% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -90.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +76.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -81.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +320.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -76.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -92.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +4461.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +587.5% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +118.5% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -87.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +4461.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 2.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica was 1.4% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 198th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.