Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 5.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
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 5.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 597.2% on the previous year and down 56.7% 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 194th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, 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 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% | +4523.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +597.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 8% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | +4523.2% | 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 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
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 5.1% in 2023, 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 194th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. 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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About this data
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.