Costa Rica Wind Power: Generation, Share and Trend
Costa Rica generated 1.55 TWh of electricity from wind in 2025, 13.3% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 49th largest wind power producer in 2025 of the 111 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Wind supplied 8.5% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
Costa Rica generated 1.55 TWh of electricity from wind in 2025.
Wind supplied 13.3% of Costa Rica's electricity in 2025.
Costa Rica was the 49th largest wind power producer in 2025 among the 111 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Costa Rica's wind generation in 2025 was 6% higher than in 2020, when it was 1.46 TWh.
Costa Rica's wind generation in 2025 was 44% higher than in 2015, when it was 1.08 TWh.
Costa Rica's wind generation peaked at 1.80 TWh in 2018.
Costa Rica's wind share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.5%.
Costa Rica had 440 MW of wind generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Wind generation
1.55 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Costa Rica's electricity
13.3%
2025 · Ember
World share of wind
8.5%
2025 · Ember
Rank by wind generation (each country's latest year)
49 of 111
2025 · Ember
Wind capacity
440 MW
2025 · Ember
Wind Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Wind
Costa Rica's electricity generation from wind each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 1.55 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Costa Rica wind electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Wind
2000
180 GWh
2001
190 GWh
2002
260 GWh
2003
310 GWh
2004
260 GWh
2005
200 GWh
2006
270 GWh
2007
240 GWh
2008
200 GWh
2009
330 GWh
2010
360 GWh
2011
410 GWh
2012
530 GWh
2013
490 GWh
2014
740 GWh
2015
1.08 TWh
2016
1.15 TWh
2017
1.29 TWh
2018
1.80 TWh
2019
1.80 TWh
2020
1.46 TWh
2021
1.57 TWh
2022
1.37 TWh
2023
1.49 TWh
2024
1.24 TWh
2025
1.55 TWh
Costa RicaWorld
The share of Costa Rica's electricity generated from wind, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 13.3%, against 8.5% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Costa Rica's electricity from wind and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Wind Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through August 2026
Wind
Costa Rica generated 180 GWh of electricity from wind in August 2026, against 100 GWh in August 2025.
Monthly statistics through August 2026, TWh
Costa Rica monthly wind electricity generation, September 2024 to August 2026
Month
Wind
2024-09
30.0 GWh
2024-10
60.0 GWh
2024-11
50.0 GWh
2024-12
160 GWh
2025-01
180 GWh
2025-02
170 GWh
2025-03
180 GWh
2025-04
190 GWh
2025-05
110 GWh
2025-06
80.0 GWh
2025-07
150 GWh
2025-08
100 GWh
2025-09
50.0 GWh
2025-10
30.0 GWh
2025-11
140 GWh
2025-12
160 GWh
2026-01
200 GWh
2026-02
190 GWh
2026-03
200 GWh
2026-04
160 GWh
2026-05
170 GWh
2026-06
110 GWh
2026-07
180 GWh
2026-08
180 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of August 2026. Monthly figures for Costa Rica can differ slightly from the annual totals.