Electricity net generation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity net generation was 11.66 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
11.66
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
97th
of 203 countries
All-time high
11.66
in 2020
All-time low
2.14
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2020
Electricity net generation in Costa Rica, 1980–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 11.66 for electricity net generation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net generation in Costa Rica peaked at 11.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 97th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity net generation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.14 | — |
| 1981 | 2.34 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 2.44 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.89 | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 3.04 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.8 | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 2.93 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.05 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 3.11 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.31 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.43 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.83 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 4.57 | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 4.85 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 5.15 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 4.78 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 4.75 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.58 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 5.26 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 6.12 | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 6.85 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 6.88 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.42 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 7.29 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.96 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 8.16 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.59 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.93 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.36 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.21 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.47 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.71 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.05 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.09 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.09 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.72 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.79 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.22 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 11.41 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.37 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.66 | +2.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 11.66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.46, 41% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 11.66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.64, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8 | 2.14 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 | 6.85 | 9.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.49 | 9.47 | 11.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.66 | 11.66 | 11.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity net generation in Costa Rica?
- Electricity net generation in Costa Rica was 11.66 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net generation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity net generation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity net generation?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is electricity net generation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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