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Electricity

Costa Rica — 11 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 909,000 kW capacity; 2,928 million kWh produced, 990 kWh per capita (1989)
1991 927,000 kW capacity; 2,987 million kWh produced, 980 kWh per capita (1990)
1992 927,000 kW capacity; 3,408 million kWh produced, 1,095 kWh per capita (1991)
1993 927,000 kW capacity; 3,612 million kWh produced, 1,130 kWh per capita (1992)
1994 capacity: 927,000 kW production: 3.612 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,130 kWh (1992)
1995 capacity: 1,040,000 kW production: 4.1 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,164 kWh (1993)
1996 capacity: 1,040,000 kW production: 4.1 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,164 kWh (1993)
2022 installed generating capacity: 3.674 million kW (2020 est.) consumption: 10,072,472,000 kWh (2019 est.) exports: 712 million kWh (2019 est.) imports: 733 million kWh (2019 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 1,321,498,000 kWh (2019 est.)
2023 installed generating capacity: 3.674 million kW (2020 est.) consumption: 10,072,472,000 kWh (2019 est.) exports: 712 million kWh (2019 est.) imports: 733 million kWh (2019 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 1,321,498,000 kWh (2019 est.)
2024 installed generating capacity: 3.692 million kW (2022 est.) consumption: 10.619 billion kWh (2022 est.) exports: 773.979 million kWh (2022 est.) imports: 54.231 million kWh (2022 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 1.14 billion kWh (2022 est.)
2025 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.)