Energy & Mining in Costa Rica

275 indicators covering energy & mining for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use 100.0% 2023 up 0.4% 1st
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use 100.0% 2023 up 0.4% 1st
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 5.1% 2023 down 56.7% 194th
GDP per capita vs. energy use 11,912 kg of oil equivalent per capita 2024 down 3.7% 92nd
People without electricity country, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 88th
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square 99.99 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.7% 96th
Primary energy use per person 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 12.4% 129th
Primary energy use 49.39 terawatt-hours 2024 up 21.0% 118th
Coal production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 68th
Coal consumption 0.0021 terawatt-hours 2024 up 174.1% 128th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel 0 terawatt-hours 2024 128th
Oil production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 99th
Oil consumption 38.06 terawatt-hours 2024 up 22.1% 99th
Gas consumption 0 terawatt-hours 2024 128th
Coal consumption per person 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 154.7% 128th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 128th
Coal production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 68th
Primary energy use 49.39 terawatt-hours 2024 up 21.0% 118th
Coal production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 68th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use -2.6% 2024 down 206.7% 191st
Annual change in primary energy use -1.3 terawatt-hours 2024 down 235.6% 179th
Share of primary energy from nuclear 0.0% 2024 33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Electricity generation from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours 2025 34th
Primary energy from nuclear per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 33rd
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours 2024 20th
Fossil fuel consumption per person 7,420 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 13.5% 137th
Primary energy from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours 2024 33rd
Fossil fuel consumption 38.06 terawatt-hours 2024 up 22.1% 114th
Coal production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 68th
Oil production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 99th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 12.4% 129th
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Coal production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 68th
Primary energy use 49.39 terawatt-hours 2024 up 21.0% 118th
Electricity generation from nuclear per person 0 kilowatt-hours 2025 34th
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use 97.0% 2024 up 3.2% 72nd
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use 97.0% 2024 up 3.2% 72nd
Number of people without access to electricity 10,260 people 2024 down 64.1% 87th
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita 0.002 people per person 2024 down 66.7% 87th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 666.28 kWh per person 2021 up 74.0% 42nd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 3.37 billion kWh 2021 up 90.9% 55th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 26.5% 2021 up 47.4% 23rd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0514 kWh per US$ of GDP 2021 up 24.5% 27th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 66,027 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 90.9% 43rd
Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 380.96 2023 down 36.0% 141st
Electricity generation from hydropower 9.58 terawatt-hours 2025 up 19.9% 56th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 88th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person 1,859 kilowatt-hours 2025 up 12.1% 20th
Palm oil imports 16,000 tonnes 2023 down 48.4% 107th
Country position on nuclear weapons 0 2023 12th
Installed solar energy capacity 0.0826 gigawatts 2025 up 869.4% 134th
Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 92.11 2022 down 88.9% 193rd
Electricity from renewables by source 1.53 terawatt-hours 2025 up 10.9% 9th
Electricity generation by source 1.53 terawatt-hours 2025 up 10.9% 9th
Electricity production in the United Kingdom 1.59 terawatt-hours 2025 up 1.9% 45th
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Nuclear, level, electricity output 0 Index 2025 30th
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 1.38 Index 2025 up 38.2% 69th