Hydro share of electricity in Costa Rica in 2024 — 66.61%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.91 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.61 | −2.71 pp |
| 2023 | 69.32 | −5.23 pp |
| 2022 | 74.55 | +1.65 pp |
| 2021 | 72.9 | +2.18 pp |
| 2020 | 70.71 | +2.61 pp |
| 2019 | 68.11 | −4.3 pp |
| 2018 | 72.41 | −3.99 pp |
| 2017 | 76.39 | +2.99 pp |
| 2016 | 73.41 | −1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 74.61 | +8.87 pp |
| 2014 | 65.74 | −1.19 pp |
| 2013 | 66.94 | −4.16 pp |
| 2012 | 71.09 | −1.48 pp |
| 2011 | 72.57 | −3.21 pp |
| 2010 | 75.78 | −1.81 pp |
| 2009 | 77.59 | −0.37 pp |
| 2008 | 77.96 | +3.17 pp |
| 2007 | 74.8 | −1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 75.9 | −3.59 pp |
| 2005 | 79.49 | −1.62 pp |
| 2004 | 81.11 | +0.31 pp |
| 2003 | 80.8 | +1.46 pp |
| 2002 | 79.34 | −1.58 pp |
| 2001 | 80.92 | −1.23 pp |
| 2000 | 82.15 | −0.98 pp |
| 1999 | 83.13 | +3.94 pp |
| 1998 | 79.2 | −6.49 pp |
| 1997 | 85.69 | +6.31 pp |
| 1996 | 79.38 | +6.57 pp |
| 1995 | 72.81 | −7.46 pp |
| 1994 | 80.27 | +0.22 pp |
| 1993 | 80.05 | +7.08 pp |
| 1992 | 72.96 | −21.65 pp |
| 1991 | 94.62 | −2.9 pp |
| 1990 | 97.52 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Costa Rica
66.61
Mexico
6.2
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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