Number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people with and without electricity access was 5.12 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica stood at 5.12 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica peaked at 5.12 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.82 million people, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.82 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.94 million people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.01 million people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.08 million people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.16 million people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.22 million people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.28 million people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.35 million people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.41 million people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.47 million people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.51 million people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.57 million people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.64 million people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.70 million people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.74 million people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.79 million people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.84 million people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.89 million people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.94 million people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.98 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.03 million people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.08 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.11 million people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.12 million people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 million people | 3.82 million people | 4.47 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 million people | 4.51 million people | 4.98 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 million people | 5.03 million people | 5.12 million people | 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Costa Rica was 5.12 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million people in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.