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Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
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Electricity access
Electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Electricity
Installed generating capacity
3.751 million kW (2023 est.)
Consumption
9.957 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Exports
774 million kWh (2023 est.)
Imports
54 million kWh (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses
1.039 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
Fossil fuels
0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Solar
0.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Wind
12.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Hydroelectricity
72.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Geothermal
13.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Biomass and waste
0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Coal
Consumption
23,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Imports
24,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
Total petroleum production
400 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption
60,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
30.725 million Btu/person (2023 est.)