Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square was 66,027 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica, 1990–2021
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 … square in Costa Rica, year by year
| 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 66,027 kWh per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,038 kWh per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 66,027 kWh per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17,129 kWh per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +4750.0% | 195.85 kWh per square kilometre | 9,499 kWh per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 40 Hungary 73,450 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 41 United States 66,991 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 42 Estonia 66,796 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 44 Croatia 60,774 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 45 Thailand 60,258 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 46 Jordan 59,765 kWh per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.