Renewable electricity output in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Renewable electricity output was 99.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Costa Rica, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Costa Rica is 99.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Costa Rica peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 5th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.5% | — |
| 1991 | 94.9% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 82.8% | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 89.9% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 90.7% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 91.9% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 97.8% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 82.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 91.9% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 87.5% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Costa Rica?
- Renewable electricity output in Costa Rica was 99.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for renewable electricity output?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.