Total electricity output in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total electricity output was 10,812 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Costa Rica, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Costa Rica stood at 10,812 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Costa Rica peaked at 10,812 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,468 GWh, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 98th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,895 GWh | 3,468 GWh | 6,178 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,165 GWh | 6,745 GWh | 9,474 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,142 GWh | 9,583 GWh | 10,812 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Costa Rica?
- Total electricity output in Costa Rica was 10,812 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10,812 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,468 GWh in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total electricity output?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants