Costa Rica vs Italy: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Costa Rica
2,486 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
2,183 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
46th
Italy rank
49th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,486 kilowatt-hours against 2,183 kilowatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 303 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Italy ranks 49th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,836 kilowatt-hours | 904.5 kilowatt-hours | 931.15 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,092 kilowatt-hours | 1,714 kilowatt-hours | 377.75 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,368 kilowatt-hours | 1,998 kilowatt-hours | 370.43 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 2,486 kilowatt-hours against 2,183 kilowatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 303 kilowatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Italy ranks 49th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.