Panama vs. Costa Rica
Energy
| Panama | Costa Rica |
Electricity - production | 10.6 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 10.79 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electricity - consumption | 8.708 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 9.812 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electricity - exports | 139 million kWh (2015 est.) | 643 million kWh (2015 est.) |
Electricity - imports | 30 million kWh (2016 est.) | 807 million kWh (2016 est.) |
Oil - production | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
Oil - imports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Oil - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Oil - proved reserves | 0 bbl (1 January 2018) | 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves | 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) |
Natural gas - production | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - imports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
Electricity - installed generating capacity | 3.4 million kW (2016 est.) | 3.584 million kW (2016 est.) |
Electricity - from fossil fuels | 36% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) | 18% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
Electricity - from other renewable sources | 13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - production | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - consumption | 146,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | 53,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - exports | 66 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - imports | 129,200 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 51,320 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Electricity access | electrification - total population: 92% (2019)
electrification - urban areas: 99.4% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 77% (2019) | electrification - total population: 100% (2020) |
Source: CIA Factbook