Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 16,346 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16,346 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica peaked at 34,440 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,732 TJ, in 1999.
Costa Rica ranks 119th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,976 TJ | 6,732 TJ | 17,021 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,512 TJ | 8,884 TJ | 34,440 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,712 TJ | 15,047 TJ | 32,395 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,684 TJ | 16,346 TJ | 17,108 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 116 Estonia 17,679 TJ compare
- 117 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,525 TJ compare
- 118 Ecuador 16,949 TJ compare
- 120 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
- 122 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Costa Rica was 16,346 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34,440 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,732 TJ in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Solid 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.