Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Costa Rica stood at 74.35% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 8.62 percentage points from 65.72% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 74.61% (down 0.26 percentage points since). The highest value since 1990 was 97.52% in 1990, the lowest 65.72% in 2024. Costa Rica ranked 21st highest of the 126 countries in this dataset in 2024; Paraguay ranked first.
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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Costa Rica stood at 74.35% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 8.62 percentage points from 65.72% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 74.61% (down 0.26 percentage points since).
Costa Rica ranked 21st highest of the 126 countries in this dataset in 2024; Paraguay ranked first.
The highest value since 1990 was 97.52% in 1990, the lowest 65.72% in 2024.
| Indicator | Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) |
|---|---|
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Costa Rica [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/CRI. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS
World Bank. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Costa Rica." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/CRI. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — Costa Rica." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/CRI. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_eg_elc_hyro_zs_cri,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (\% of total) --- Costa Rica}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/CRI},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS}
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