Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Costa Rica is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2013.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 92.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 88.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Share co2 vs population 0.0371 (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 5.15 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.11 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.71 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 285.80 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.71 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.71 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Costa Rica?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Costa Rica was 100.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.