Costa Rica reported a continuous annual growth in electricity generation throughout the past decade. In 2022, the Central American country's electrical power production surpassed 12.5 terawatt-hours, an increase of almost 30 percent in comparison to 2011. Hydropower was the leading source of electricity in Costa Rica, accounting for over 75 percent of the national output that year.
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Grupo ICE. (December 27, 2022). Gross electricity generation in Costa Rica from 2011 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234779/electricity-generation-costa-rica/
Grupo ICE. "Gross electricity generation in Costa Rica from 2011 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. December 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234779/electricity-generation-costa-rica/
Grupo ICE. (2022). Gross electricity generation in Costa Rica from 2011 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234779/electricity-generation-costa-rica/
Grupo ICE. "Gross Electricity Generation in Costa Rica from 2011 to 2022 (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234779/electricity-generation-costa-rica/
Grupo ICE, Gross electricity generation in Costa Rica from 2011 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234779/electricity-generation-costa-rica/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Gross electricity generation in Costa Rica from 2011 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], Grupo ICE, December 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234779/electricity-generation-costa-rica/