People without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.002 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.031 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.031 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.018 units per person | -41.9% |
| 2002 | 0.015 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.013 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.01 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.009 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.009 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.008 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.007 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.006 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.01 units per person | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.008 units per person | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.005 units per person | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.004 units per person | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.006 units per person | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.006 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.005 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.003 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.003 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.002 units per person | — |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.002 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +66.7% | 0.006 units per person | 0.01 units per person |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2014 | +50.0% | 0.004 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0126 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.031 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.