Oil share of electricity in Costa Rica in 2024 — 10.54%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.06 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 | 10.54 | +5.48 pp |
| 2023 | 5.06 | +4.34 pp |
| 2022 | 0.73 | +0.71 pp |
| 2021 | 0.02 | −0.18 pp |
| 2020 | 0.2 | −0.63 pp |
| 2019 | 0.83 | −0.54 pp |
| 2018 | 1.37 | +1.05 pp |
| 2017 | 0.33 | −1.44 pp |
| 2016 | 1.77 | +0.77 pp |
| 2015 | 1 | −9.21 pp |
| 2014 | 10.21 | −1.48 pp |
| 2013 | 11.69 | +3.53 pp |
| 2012 | 8.16 | −0.62 pp |
| 2011 | 8.78 | +2.09 pp |
| 2010 | 6.69 | +1.84 pp |
| 2009 | 4.84 | −2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 7.15 | −0.83 pp |
| 2007 | 7.98 | +1.85 pp |
| 2006 | 6.13 | +2.85 pp |
| 2005 | 3.28 | +2.48 pp |
| 2004 | 0.8 | −1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.11 | +0.49 pp |
| 2002 | 1.62 | +0.14 pp |
| 2001 | 1.48 | +0.63 pp |
| 2000 | 0.85 | −1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.15 | −5.99 pp |
| 1998 | 8.15 | +5.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.05 | −6.24 pp |
| 1996 | 9.29 | −7.96 pp |
| 1995 | 17.25 | +7.4 pp |
| 1994 | 9.85 | −0.22 pp |
| 1993 | 10.08 | −7.08 pp |
| 1992 | 17.16 | +12.04 pp |
| 1991 | 5.12 | +2.64 pp |
| 1990 | 2.48 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Mexico
7.39
Costa Rica
10.54
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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