Bagasse — Energy production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bagasse — Energy production was 7,719 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bagasse — Energy production in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7,719 TJ for bagasse — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bagasse — energy production in Costa Rica peaked at 11,447 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,727 TJ, in 1997.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Bagasse — Energy production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,560 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6,023 TJ | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 3,821 TJ | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 3,821 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,821 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,821 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,064 TJ | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 3,727 TJ | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 4,352 TJ | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 4,464 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6,373 TJ | +42.8% |
| 2001 | 4,016 TJ | -37.0% |
| 2002 | 4,092 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,092 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,469 TJ | +107.0% |
| 2005 | 8,720 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 9,022 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10,127 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 8,577 TJ | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 10,416 TJ | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 10,772 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8,613 TJ | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 9,285 TJ | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 11,061 TJ | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 11,447 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11,269 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10,988 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11,189 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10,442 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 10,258 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10,428 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 10,181 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8,706 TJ | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 7,719 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 7,719 TJ | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7,719 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,500 TJ, 3.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7,719 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,953 TJ, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bagasse — Energy production in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +107.0% | 4,092 TJ | 8,469 TJ |
| 2000 | +42.8% | 4,464 TJ | 6,373 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,347 TJ | 3,727 TJ | 6,023 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,390 TJ | 4,016 TJ | 10,416 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,532 TJ | 8,613 TJ | 11,447 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,951 TJ | 7,719 TJ | 10,428 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bagasse — energy production in Costa Rica?
- Bagasse — energy production in Costa Rica was 7,719 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bagasse — energy production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11,447 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest bagasse — energy production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,727 TJ in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bagasse — energy production?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bagasse — energy production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bagasse — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.