Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0842 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

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

00.020.040.060.081990200520211990: 0 kWh per US$ of GDP1991: 0.001 kWh per US$ of GDP1992: 0.057 kWh per US$ of GDP1993: 0.051 kWh per US$ of GDP1994: 0.046 kWh per US$ of GDP1995: 0.042 kWh per US$ of GDP1996: 0.047 kWh per US$ of GDP1997: 0.05 kWh per US$ of GDP1998: 0.05 kWh per US$ of GDP1999: 0.064 kWh per US$ of GDP2000: 0.076 kWh per US$ of GDP2001: 0.084 kWh per US$ of GDP2002: 0.084 kWh per US$ of GDP2003: 0.079 kWh per US$ of GDP2004: 0.067 kWh per US$ of GDP2005: 0.066 kWh per US$ of GDP2006: 0.065 kWh per US$ of GDP2007: 0.057 kWh per US$ of GDP2008: 0.045 kWh per US$ of GDP2009: 0.053 kWh per US$ of GDP2010: 0.043 kWh per US$ of GDP2011: 0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP2012: 0.043 kWh per US$ of GDP2013: 0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP2014: 0.046 kWh per US$ of GDP2015: 0.046 kWh per US$ of GDP2016: 0.044 kWh per US$ of GDP2017: 0.042 kWh per US$ of GDP2018: 0.047 kWh per US$ of GDP2019: 0.054 kWh per US$ of GDP2020: 0.053 kWh per US$ of GDP2021: 0.051 kWh per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica is 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0842 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 27th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2021.
Year kWh per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0 kWh per US$ of GDP
1991 0.0014 kWh per US$ of GDP
1992 0.0565 kWh per US$ of GDP +3978.9%
1993 0.0507 kWh per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1994 0.0462 kWh per US$ of GDP -8.8%
1995 0.0419 kWh per US$ of GDP -9.4%
1996 0.0466 kWh per US$ of GDP +11.2%
1997 0.0501 kWh per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1998 0.0501 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1999 0.0638 kWh per US$ of GDP +27.4%
2000 0.0758 kWh per US$ of GDP +18.8%
2001 0.0842 kWh per US$ of GDP +11.2%
2002 0.0838 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2003 0.0794 kWh per US$ of GDP -5.3%
2004 0.0668 kWh per US$ of GDP -15.9%
2005 0.0663 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2006 0.0646 kWh per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2007 0.0574 kWh per US$ of GDP -11.1%
2008 0.0454 kWh per US$ of GDP -20.9%
2009 0.0529 kWh per US$ of GDP +16.5%
2010 0.0426 kWh per US$ of GDP -19.5%
2011 0.0413 kWh per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2012 0.0428 kWh per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2013 0.0412 kWh per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2014 0.0457 kWh per US$ of GDP +10.7%
2015 0.0455 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2016 0.0442 kWh per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2017 0.0419 kWh per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2018 0.0466 kWh per US$ of GDP +11.1%
2019 0.0536 kWh per US$ of GDP +15.2%
2020 0.0527 kWh per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2021 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0407 kWh per US$ of GDP 0 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0638 kWh per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0677 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0454 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0842 kWh per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0445 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0412 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0536 kWh per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0521 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0527 kWh per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 24 Montenegro 0.0554 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 25 Kenya 0.0546 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 26 Aruba 0.0543 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 28 Morocco 0.0494 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 29 Croatia 0.0493 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 30 Germany 0.0485 kWh per US$ of GDP 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 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP 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 0.0842 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 205 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 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.