Share of the population with access to electricity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of the population with access to electricity was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with access to electricity in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.8% for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.9% | — |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 96.9% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 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 share of the population with access to electricity in Costa Rica?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Costa Rica was 99.8% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. 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.