Costa Rica: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
In , Costa Rica's Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) was 26.47.
That's down 6.2% from 2020, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2021 was 10.15 . Costa Rica ranks #23 globally out of 208 reporting countries. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #6 of 42.
Source: World Bank Open Data (EG.ELC.RNWX.ZS) • Data as of 2021
Trend (2002–2021)
- 2014 · Oil price collapse
Highlights
- Peak
- 30.23
- Trough
- 14.76
- 1-year change
- -6.2%
- 5-year change
- +11.2%
- +2.1% / yr
- 10-year change
- +47.4%
- +4.0% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) |
|---|---|
| 26.4689 | |
| 28.2283 | |
| 30.2268 | |
| 25.2969 | |
| 22.3441 | |
| 23.8105 | |
| 23.7778 | |
| 23.2458 | |
| 20.5294 | |
| 19.8490 |
About Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Indicator code: EG.ELC.RNWX.ZS • Category: Energy
Frequently asked questions
- What was Costa Rica's Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) in 2021?
- In 2021, Costa Rica's Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) was 26.47, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Costa Rica's Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) rising or falling?
- Costa Rica's Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) fell 6.2% from 2020 to 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank globally on Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)?
- In 2021, Costa Rica ranked #23 out of 208 countries reporting Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total).
- How does Costa Rica's Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) in 2021 was 10.15, so Costa Rica is above the world average. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #6 of 42.
- What is Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) and how is it measured?
- The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Source: World Bank Open Data (EG.ELC.RNWX.ZS), CC BY 4.0.