Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Costa Rica
12.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
13.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
68th
Nigeria rank
67th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.01 terawatt-hours against 12.81 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.77 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.03 terawatt-hours | 6.75 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.06 terawatt-hours | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.01 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 Nigeria?
- 0.2 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.