Country Details

Costa Rica

Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama

Energy

Detailed information and insights

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.)