Fossil electricity share in Costa Rica
Oil, gas and coal produced 1.4% of electricity in Costa Rica in 2025.
Costa Rica, 2025
1.4%
Change from 2024
−9.4percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
24.6%
Fossil electricity share in Costa Rica over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.4% | – |
| 2024 | 10.8% | – |
| 2023 | 4.9% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −9.4 percentage points from 10.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.0%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.