Costa Rica vs Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Renewable energy electricity output

Costa Rica
10,704 GWh
in 2015
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
10,433 GWh
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank
53rd

Renewable energy electricity output over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10,704 GWh against 10,433 GWh in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, a difference of 271 GWh.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 53rd of 226 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 4,481 GWh 1,365 GWh 3,117 GWh Costa Rica
2000s 7,849 GWh 2,680 GWh 5,169 GWh Costa Rica
2010s 9,362 GWh 7,911 GWh 1,451 GWh Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Costa Rica or Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
Costa Rica, at 10,704 GWh against 10,433 GWh in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Costa Rica and Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
271 GWh, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 53rd of 226 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 energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.