Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 16,354 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Costa Rica stood at 16,354 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Costa Rica peaked at 34,440 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,732 TJ, in 1999.
That places Costa Rica 122nd out of 230 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.
Total Bioenergy — 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 | 25,460 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 25,136 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 26,589 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 26,167 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25,119 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 17,670 TJ | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 16,220 TJ | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 15,056 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 17,354 TJ | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 17,116 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16,827 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 16,762 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 16,401 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16,354 TJ | -0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 16,354 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,866 TJ, 3.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 16,354 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 Total Bioenergy — 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 | 22,717 TJ | 15,056 TJ | 32,395 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,692 TJ | 16,354 TJ | 17,116 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 119 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,933 TJ compare
- 120 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,866 TJ compare
- 121 Ecuador 17,672 TJ compare
- 123 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
- 124 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
- 125 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2419 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.65 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Costa Rica?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Costa Rica was 16,354 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34,440 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,732 TJ in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.