Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth was 0.2768 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica is 0.2768 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 40.8% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica peaked at 3.17 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2768 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8409 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2011 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +64.9% |
| 2012 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.878 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8418 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8976 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6104 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4302 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4676 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2768 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.8409 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5365 % change on previous year | 0.2768 % change on previous year | 0.8976 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 148 Slovenia 0.3273 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Sweden 0.3141 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Cape Verde 0.2837 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Germany 0.2753 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Suriname 0.2741 % change on previous year compare
- 154 France 0.2624 % change on previous year compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Costa Rica was 0.2768 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2768 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.