Wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity rose 2.34% to 0.068% in Costa Rica in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 0.302% in 1997 and an all time low of 0.049% in 2013.
Costa Rica has been ranked 41st within the group of 44 countries we follow in terms of wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wind Capacity (As % of Worldwide Wind Turbine Capacity) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| Costa Rica | % | 0.060% | 0.055% | 0.049% | 0.056% | 0.067% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mexico | % | 0.505% | 0.560% | 0.656% | 0.714% | 0.784% | ||||||||||||||||
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| USA | % | 21.2% | 22.3% | 20.2% | 18.8% | 17.4% |