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Electricity generation — Costa Rica

Electricity generation in Costa Rica in 2025 — 12.81 TWh. Ranked 77 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 86.7%.

2025 12.81 TWh +16.45% vs 2024
World rank 77of 91
Period maximum 12.81 TWh2025
Period minimum 6.86 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity generation — Costa Rica, 2000–2025681012142000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.86 TWh2001: 6.9 TWh2002: 7.42 TWh2003: 7.3 TWh2004: 7.98 TWh2005: 8.19 TWh2006: 8.62 TWh2007: 8.98 TWh2008: 9.4 TWh2009: 9.24 TWh2010: 9.51 TWh2011: 9.75 TWh2012: 10.11 TWh2013: 10.19 TWh2014: 10.17 TWh2015: 10.77 TWh2016: 10.86 TWh2017: 11.28 TWh2018: 11.44 TWh2019: 11.42 TWh2020: 11.72 TWh2021: 12.73 TWh2022: 12.44 TWh2023: 11.72 TWh2024: 11 TWh2025: 12.81 TWh
Change over the period: +5.95 (+86.73%) Average annual rate: 2.53 %
Electricity generation — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 12.81 +1.81 +16.45%
2024 11 −0.72 −6.14%
2023 11.72 −0.72 −5.79%
2022 12.44 −0.29 −2.28%
2021 12.73 +1.01 +8.62%
2020 11.72 +0.3 +2.63%
2019 11.42 −0.02 −0.17%
2018 11.44 +0.16 +1.42%
2017 11.28 +0.42 +3.87%
2016 10.86 +0.09 +0.84%
2015 10.77 +0.6 +5.9%
2014 10.17 −0.02 −0.2%
2013 10.19 +0.08 +0.79%
2012 10.11 +0.36 +3.69%
2011 9.75 +0.24 +2.52%
2010 9.51 +0.27 +2.92%
2009 9.24 −0.16 −1.7%
2008 9.4 +0.42 +4.68%
2007 8.98 +0.36 +4.18%
2006 8.62 +0.43 +5.25%
2005 8.19 +0.21 +2.63%
2004 7.98 +0.68 +9.32%
2003 7.3 −0.12 −1.62%
2002 7.42 +0.52 +7.54%
2001 6.9 +0.04 +0.58%
2000 6.86

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

Gross electricity generation from all sources over the year, in terawatt-hours. One terawatt-hour is a billion kilowatt-hours, roughly the annual consumption of three hundred thousand European households. The indicator answers the question of scale, while the shares of sources answer the question of composition, and the two should not be confused: France has a higher nuclear share than the United States, yet generates half as much electricity at nuclear plants. This is the series that serves as the weight when world and regional source shares are computed: percentages cannot be added up without it.

Important: Gross generation, before deducting the plants' own use and network losses; demand is therefore lower than generation by the amount of the losses, with an adjustment for imports. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.