Chile vs Costa Rica: Installed geothermal energy capacity

Chile
83.58 megawatts
in 2024
Costa Rica
262.66 megawatts
in 2024
Chile rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
11th

Installed geothermal energy capacity over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 262.66 megawatts against 83.58 megawatts in Chile, a difference of 179.08 megawatts.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.1 times Chile's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 32 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Installed geothermal energy capacity
Unit
megawatts
Source
IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 660 data points, 2000–2024
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Total geothermal (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in megawatts.