Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.002 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.002 people per person.
The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.031 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.031 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.018 people per person | -41.9% |
| 2002 | 0.015 people per person | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.013 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.01 people per person | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.009 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.009 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.008 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.007 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.006 people per person | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.01 people per person | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.008 people per person | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.005 people per person | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.004 people per person | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.006 people per person | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.006 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.005 people per person | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.004 people per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.003 people per person | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.003 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.001 people per person | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.002 people per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0126 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 0.031 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 people per person | 0.003 people per person | 0.01 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 5 |
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- 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 without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.002 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.031 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.