Electricity generation per person in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity generation per person was 2,486 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation per person in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2,486 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Costa Rica peaked at 2,516 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,721 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 111th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,908 kilowatt-hours | 1,721 kilowatt-hours | 2,117 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,202 kilowatt-hours | 2,087 kilowatt-hours | 2,307 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,370 kilowatt-hours | 2,144 kilowatt-hours | 2,516 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 108 Romania 2,634 kilowatt-hours compare
- 109 Thailand 2,628 kilowatt-hours compare
- 110 French Polynesia 2,555 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 2,340 kilowatt-hours compare
- 113 Tajikistan 2,287 kilowatt-hours compare
- 114 Montserrat 2,266 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.4% (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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 56.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Costa Rica?
- Electricity generation per person in Costa Rica was 2,486 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,516 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,721 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity generation per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.