Solid biofuels — Energy production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 17,175 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 17,175 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
The figure is down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Costa Rica peaked at 35,109 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,560 TJ, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 113th of 192 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 production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,390 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 17,032 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 14,688 TJ | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 14,787 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,041 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 15,629 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 15,902 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 10,912 TJ | -31.4% |
| 1998 | 7,560 TJ | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 7,583 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 10,385 TJ | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 10,140 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11,123 TJ | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 12,556 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 20,843 TJ | +66.0% |
| 2005 | 26,564 TJ | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 29,443 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 35,036 TJ | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 35,109 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 32,072 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 33,563 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 26,547 TJ | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 26,555 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,016 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 27,552 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 26,601 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 19,062 TJ | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 17,627 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 16,432 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 18,660 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 18,679 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18,353 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 17,661 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17,175 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17,175 TJ | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 17,175 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,362 TJ, 47% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 17,175 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,888 TJ, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — 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 | +66.0% | 12,556 TJ | 20,843 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,552 TJ | 7,560 TJ | 17,032 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,327 TJ | 10,140 TJ | 35,109 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,061 TJ | 16,432 TJ | 33,563 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,809 TJ | 17,175 TJ | 18,679 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 110 Afghanistan 18,955 TJ compare
- 111 El Salvador 18,384 TJ compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 17,411 TJ compare
- 114 Lesotho 13,843 TJ compare
- 115 Belgium-Luxembourg 13,799 TJ compare
- 116 Cuba 12,962 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 production in Costa Rica?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Costa Rica was 17,175 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 35,109 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,560 TJ in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy production. 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.