Which has higher renewable electricity, Central African Republic or Costa Rica?

Central African Republic, at 99.4% against 99.0% in Costa Rica as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Central African Republic and Costa Rica?

0.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Costa Rica?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Costa Rica: Renewable electricity

Central African Republic

99.4%

in 2015

Costa Rica

99.0%

in 2015

Central African Republic rank

9th

Costa Rica rank

10th

Renewable electricity over time

Central African Republic
Costa Rica

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 99.4% against 99.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 232 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79.7%	91.5%	11.8%	Costa Rica
2000s	81.5%	96.4%	14.9%	Costa Rica
2010s	91.9%	92.2%	0.3%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Central African Republic or Costa Rica?: Central African Republic, at 99.4% against 99.0% in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Central African Republic and Costa Rica?: 0.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Costa Rica?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Central African Republic and Costa Rica rank globally for renewable electricity?: Central African Republic ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants