Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.998 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.998 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.969 units per person, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.969 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.982 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.985 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.987 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.99 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.991 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.991 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.992 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.993 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.994 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.99 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.992 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.995 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.994 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.994 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.995 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.997 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.997 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.999 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.998 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9874 units per person | 0.969 units per person | 0.994 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9946 units per person | 0.99 units per person | 0.997 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 units per person | 0.998 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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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, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.998 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.969 units per person in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.