Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 66,027 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
66,027 kWh per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
43rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
68,025 kWh per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0 kWh per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica, 1990–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200520211990: 0 kWh per square kilometre1991: 195.8 kWh per square kilometre1992: 9.5k kWh per square kilometre1993: 9.5k kWh per square kilometre1994: 9.5k kWh per square kilometre1995: 9.5k kWh per square kilometre1996: 10.7k kWh per square kilometre1997: 12.4k kWh per square kilometre1998: 13.4k kWh per square kilometre1999: 17.8k kWh per square kilometre2000: 22.3k kWh per square kilometre2001: 26.4k kWh per square kilometre2002: 27.2k kWh per square kilometre2003: 26.8k kWh per square kilometre2004: 24.3k kWh per square kilometre2005: 26.0k kWh per square kilometre2006: 28.7k kWh per square kilometre2007: 30.2k kWh per square kilometre2008: 27.4k kWh per square kilometre2009: 31.9k kWh per square kilometre2010: 31.4k kWh per square kilometre2011: 34.6k kWh per square kilometre2012: 39.6k kWh per square kilometre2013: 41.2k kWh per square kilometre2014: 46.5k kWh per square kilometre2015: 50.3k kWh per square kilometre2016: 51.0k kWh per square kilometre2017: 49.7k kWh per square kilometre2018: 57.1k kWh per square kilometre2019: 68.0k kWh per square kilometre2020: 64.8k kWh per square kilometre2021: 66.0k kWh per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 66,027 kWh per square kilometre for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica peaked at 68,025 kWh per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kWh per square kilometre, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2021.
Year kWh per square kilometre Change
1990 0 kWh per square kilometre
1991 195.85 kWh per square kilometre
1992 9,499 kWh per square kilometre +4750.0%
1993 9,499 kWh per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 9,499 kWh per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 9,499 kWh per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 10,654 kWh per square kilometre +12.2%
1997 12,378 kWh per square kilometre +16.2%
1998 13,416 kWh per square kilometre +8.4%
1999 17,803 kWh per square kilometre +32.7%
2000 22,280 kWh per square kilometre +25.2%
2001 26,357 kWh per square kilometre +18.3%
2002 27,214 kWh per square kilometre +3.3%
2003 26,849 kWh per square kilometre -1.3%
2004 24,338 kWh per square kilometre -9.4%
2005 26,034 kWh per square kilometre +7.0%
2006 28,737 kWh per square kilometre +10.4%
2007 30,238 kWh per square kilometre +5.2%
2008 27,387 kWh per square kilometre -9.4%
2009 31,850 kWh per square kilometre +16.3%
2010 31,400 kWh per square kilometre -1.4%
2011 34,579 kWh per square kilometre +10.1%
2012 39,550 kWh per square kilometre +14.4%
2013 41,151 kWh per square kilometre +4.0%
2014 46,514 kWh per square kilometre +13.0%
2015 50,350 kWh per square kilometre +8.2%
2016 50,978 kWh per square kilometre +1.2%
2017 49,699 kWh per square kilometre -2.5%
2018 57,079 kWh per square kilometre +14.9%
2019 68,025 kWh per square kilometre +19.2%
2020 64,843 kWh per square kilometre -4.7%
2021 66,027 kWh per square kilometre +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,244 kWh per square kilometre 0 kWh per square kilometre 17,803 kWh per square kilometre 10
2000s 27,128 kWh per square kilometre 22,280 kWh per square kilometre 31,850 kWh per square kilometre 10
2010s 46,933 kWh per square kilometre 31,400 kWh per square kilometre 68,025 kWh per square kilometre 10
2020s 65,435 kWh per square kilometre 64,843 kWh per square kilometre 66,027 kWh per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 40 Hungary 73,450 kWh per square kilometre compare
  2. 41 United States of America 66,991 kWh per square kilometre compare
  3. 42 Estonia 66,796 kWh per square kilometre compare
  4. 44 Croatia 60,774 kWh per square kilometre compare
  5. 45 Thailand 60,258 kWh per square kilometre compare
  6. 46 Jordan 59,765 kWh per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica was 66,027 kWh per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 68,025 kWh per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kWh per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.