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 108th of 209 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.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,417 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 17,021 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 13,356 TJ | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 14,432 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 14,366 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 15,156 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 15,217 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 10,302 TJ | -32.3% |
| 1998 | 6,764 TJ | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 6,732 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 9,522 TJ | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 8,884 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 9,920 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 11,533 TJ | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 20,578 TJ | +78.4% |
| 2005 | 26,023 TJ | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 28,825 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 34,345 TJ | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 34,440 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31,055 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 32,395 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 25,457 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 25,133 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 26,586 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 26,164 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25,116 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 17,665 TJ | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 16,212 TJ | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 15,047 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 17,346 TJ | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 17,108 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16,819 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 16,754 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 16,393 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16,346 TJ | -0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 16,346 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,134 TJ, 5.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 16,346 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 4.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 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 | +78.4% | 11,533 TJ | 20,578 TJ |
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
- 105 Estonia 17,679 TJ compare
- 106 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,525 TJ compare
- 107 Ecuador 16,949 TJ compare
- 109 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
- 110 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
- 111 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
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 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 108th out of 209 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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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.