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Electricity generation from renewables in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Electricity generation from renewables was 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.81 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
63rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
12.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
6.8 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from renewables in Costa Rica, 2000–2025

0510152000201220252000: 6.8 terawatt-hours2001: 6.8 terawatt-hours2002: 7.3 terawatt-hours2003: 7.1 terawatt-hours2004: 7.9 terawatt-hours2005: 7.9 terawatt-hours2006: 8.1 terawatt-hours2007: 8.3 terawatt-hours2008: 8.7 terawatt-hours2009: 8.8 terawatt-hours2010: 8.9 terawatt-hours2011: 8.9 terawatt-hours2012: 9.3 terawatt-hours2013: 9 terawatt-hours2014: 9.1 terawatt-hours2015: 10.7 terawatt-hours2016: 10.7 terawatt-hours2017: 11.2 terawatt-hours2018: 11.3 terawatt-hours2019: 11.3 terawatt-hours2020: 11.7 terawatt-hours2021: 12.7 terawatt-hours2022: 12.4 terawatt-hours2023: 11.7 terawatt-hours2024: 11 terawatt-hours2025: 12.8 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 12.81 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Costa Rica peaked at 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.77 terawatt-hours 6.8 terawatt-hours 8.79 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 10.03 terawatt-hours 8.87 terawatt-hours 11.32 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 12.06 terawatt-hours 10.99 terawatt-hours 12.81 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 60 Israel 13.9 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 61 Kyrgyzstan 13.37 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 62 Nigeria 13.01 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 64 Czechia 12.72 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 65 Kenya 12.64 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 66 Bulgaria 12.45 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables in Costa Rica?
Electricity generation from renewables in Costa Rica was 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 12.81 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for electricity generation from renewables?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.