Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Electricity generation from wind
Costa Rica
1.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
1.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
49th
Kuwait rank
46th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.86 terawatt-hours against 1.55 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 46th of 212 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.244 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.244 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.965 terawatt-hours | 0.015 terawatt-hours | 0.95 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 0.2367 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.86 terawatt-hours against 1.55 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.31 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 46th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.