Costa Rica Renewable Energy 1990-2024
Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
- Costa Rica renewable energy for 2015 was 99.00%, a 9.21% increase from 2014.
- Costa Rica renewable energy for 2014 was 89.79%, a 1.48% increase from 2013.
- Costa Rica renewable energy for 2013 was 88.31%, a 3.53% decline from 2012.
- Costa Rica renewable energy for 2012 was 91.84%, a 0.62% increase from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % of Electricity from Renewables |
| Albania | 100.00% |
| Paraguay | 100.00% |
| Costa Rica | 99.00% |
| Namibia | 97.79% |
| Brazil | 73.97% |
| Colombia | 68.24% |
| Venezuela | 63.70% |
| Guatemala | 60.39% |
| Suriname | 60.05% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 57.83% |
| Ecuador | 52.80% |
| Peru | 52.73% |
| Montenegro | 49.65% |
| Belize | 45.24% |
| Fiji | 45.02% |
| Gabon | 43.74% |
| Romania | 39.75% |
| North Macedonia | 35.94% |
| Bosnia | 35.52% |
| Turkey | 31.96% |
| Samoa | 30.35% |
| Armenia | 28.34% |
| Tuvalu | 28.17% |
| Serbia | 26.91% |
| China | 23.93% |
| Mauritius | 22.72% |
| Bulgaria | 17.99% |
| Dominica | 16.18% |
| Russia | 15.86% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.66% |
| Mexico | 15.39% |
| Dominican Republic | 11.63% |
| Jamaica | 10.26% |
| Malaysia | 9.96% |
| Kazakhstan | 8.87% |
| Thailand | 8.54% |
| Azerbaijan | 7.04% |
| Tonga | 5.91% |
| Iran | 5.10% |
| Cuba | 3.95% |
| Iraq | 3.73% |
| Lebanon | 2.60% |
| South Africa | 2.26% |
| Maldives | 1.28% |
| Jordan | 0.97% |
| American Samoa | 0.89% |
| Belarus | 0.82% |
| Nauru | 0.40% |
| Algeria | 0.32% |
| Marshall Islands | 0.23% |
| Botswana | 0.03% |
| Turkmenistan | 0.00% |
| Guyana | 0.00% |
| St. Lucia | 0.00% |
| Libya | 0.00% |
| Grenada | 0.00% |
| Costa Rica Renewable Energy - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Electricity from Renewables | Annual Change |
| 2015 | 99.00% | 9.21% |
| 2014 | 89.79% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 88.31% | -3.53% |
| 2012 | 91.84% | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 91.22% | -2.09% |
| 2010 | 93.31% | -1.84% |
| 2009 | 95.16% | 2.30% |
| 2008 | 92.85% | 0.83% |
| 2007 | 92.02% | -1.85% |
| 2006 | 93.87% | -2.85% |
| 2005 | 96.72% | -2.48% |
| 2004 | 99.20% | 1.30% |
| 2003 | 97.89% | -0.49% |
| 2002 | 98.38% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 98.52% | -0.63% |
| 2000 | 99.15% | 1.30% |
| 1999 | 97.85% | 5.99% |
| 1998 | 91.85% | -5.10% |
| 1997 | 96.95% | 6.24% |
| 1996 | 90.71% | 7.96% |
| 1995 | 82.75% | -7.40% |
| 1994 | 90.15% | 0.22% |
| 1993 | 89.92% | 7.08% |
| 1992 | 82.84% | -12.04% |
| 1991 | 94.88% | -2.64% |
| 1990 | 97.52% | -2.64% |