Renewable energy share in Costa Rica
Renewable sources provided 34.2% of final energy consumption in Costa Rica in 2021.
Costa Rica, 2021
34.2%
Change from 2020
−2.2percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
71st of 212
Renewable energy share in Costa Rica over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.2% | – |
| 2020 | 36.4% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 36.4% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 38.0%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Costa Rica has the 71st highest value.