Costa Rica got 98% of electricity in 2016 from renewables
As much as 98.1% of electricity used by Costa Rica in 2016 was supplied by renewable energy sources, according to Costa Rican Electricity Institute. Hydropower, wind energy and geothermal energy accounted for most of the electricity demands of the country's 49 lakh people. Notably, the Central American nation ran entirely on renewable energy for over 250 days last year.