Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Costa Rica
12.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
13.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
68th
Kyrgyzstan rank
66th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 13.37 terawatt-hours against 12.81 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.56 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 66th of 214 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.77 terawatt-hours | 12.16 terawatt-hours | 4.39 terawatt-hours | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 10.03 terawatt-hours | 12.95 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 12.06 terawatt-hours | 12.99 terawatt-hours | 0.9317 terawatt-hours | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 13.37 terawatt-hours against 12.81 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.56 terawatt-hours, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 66th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.