Geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity fell 3.58% to 1.16% in Nicaragua in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 1.35% in 2012 and an all time low of 0% in 2001. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity in Costa Rica amounted to 1.51%, 1.49% in El Salvador, 0% in Honduras and 6.50% in Mexico in 2016.
Nicaragua has been ranked 13th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity.
| Geothermal Capacity (As % of Worldwide Geothermal Power Capacity) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.84% | 1.77% | 1.71% | 1.63% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.81% | 1.73% | 1.68% | 1.61% | 1.54% | |||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.460% | 0.441% | 0.396% | 0.377% | 0.362% | |||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.84% | 6.89% | 6.79% | 6.39% | 6.59% | |||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.774% | 1.35% | 1.31% | 1.25% | 1.20% | |||||||||||||
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 31.0% | 31.6% | 31.0% | 29.5% | 28.8% |
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