North America · country explainer · estimated data
Costa Rica's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
60gCO₂e/kWh
#3 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
94.6%
clean incl. nuclear: 94.6%
Records
Cleanest: 23 (2019-06)
Dirtiest: 203 (2024-05)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | -64 | 98.7 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 97 | +38 | 89.4 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | 59 | +29 | 94.9 | 11.8 |
| 2022 | 30 | +5 | 99.3 | 12.3 |
| 2021 | 25 | -1 | 100 | 12.4 |
| 2020 | 26 | -4 | 99.8 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 30 | — | 99.2 | 11.3 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/cr".