Costa Rica

In brief

Electricity from renewables: 99.4% (2021). World rank 4 of 206 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 44. Electricity from fossil fuels: 1.4% (2025). World rank 13 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 3 of 45. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 22.9% (2024). World rank 27 of 170; in Americas, 3 of 35. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 1,981 → 2,382 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 1% → 1.4%. Better than all its neighbours (Nicaragua and Panama): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.