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Electricity generation from hydropower in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Electricity generation from hydropower was 9.58 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.58 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 19.8%
World rank
55th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
5.6 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from hydropower in Costa Rica, 2000–2025

02468102000201220252000: 5.6 terawatt-hours2001: 5.6 terawatt-hours2002: 5.9 terawatt-hours2003: 5.9 terawatt-hours2004: 6.4 terawatt-hours2005: 6.5 terawatt-hours2006: 6.5 terawatt-hours2007: 6.7 terawatt-hours2008: 7.3 terawatt-hours2009: 7.2 terawatt-hours2010: 7.2 terawatt-hours2011: 7.1 terawatt-hours2012: 7.2 terawatt-hours2013: 6.8 terawatt-hours2014: 6.7 terawatt-hours2015: 8 terawatt-hours2016: 8 terawatt-hours2017: 8.6 terawatt-hours2018: 8.3 terawatt-hours2019: 7.8 terawatt-hours2020: 8.3 terawatt-hours2021: 9.3 terawatt-hours2022: 9.4 terawatt-hours2023: 8.5 terawatt-hours2024: 8 terawatt-hours2025: 9.6 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from hydropower in Costa Rica stood at 9.58 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Costa Rica peaked at 9.58 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

That places Costa Rica 55th out of 214 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 6.36 terawatt-hours 5.6 terawatt-hours 7.31 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 7.54 terawatt-hours 6.65 terawatt-hours 8.59 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 8.86 terawatt-hours 8 terawatt-hours 9.58 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 52 Georgia 10.64 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 53 Kazakhstan 10.51 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 54 Myanmar 10 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 56 Ghana 8.6 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 57 Serbia 8.14 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 58 Albania 8 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower in Costa Rica?
Electricity generation from hydropower in Costa Rica was 9.58 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 hydropower recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 9.58 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
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
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.