Costa Rica vs Iceland: Installed geothermal energy capacity

Costa Rica
262.66 megawatts
in 2024
Iceland
787.58 megawatts
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
11th
Iceland rank
8th

Installed geothermal energy capacity over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 787.58 megawatts against 262.66 megawatts in Costa Rica, a difference of 524.92 megawatts.

That makes Iceland's figure about 3.0 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 8th 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.