Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Renewable energy electricity output
Costa Rica
10,704 GWh
in 2015
Uruguay
12,168 GWh
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Uruguay rank
49th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12,168 GWh against 10,704 GWh in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,464 GWh.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 49th of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,481 GWh | 6,908 GWh | 2,427 GWh | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7,849 GWh | 6,926 GWh | 922.5 GWh | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9,362 GWh | 9,506 GWh | 143.67 GWh | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12,168 GWh against 10,704 GWh in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1,464 GWh, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 49th of 230 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
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.