Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption was 8.39 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica is 8.39 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 179.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica peaked at 8.39 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3 TJ, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 TJ | — |
| 2012 | 3 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.04 TJ | +68.0% |
| 2017 | 8.39 TJ | +66.5% |
| 2018 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.39 TJ | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8.39 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 418.25 TJ, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.02 TJ | 3 TJ | 8.39 TJ | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.39 TJ | 8.39 TJ | 8.39 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 gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica was 8.39 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.39 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 TJ in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.7%. 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 Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.