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 120th out of 227 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.
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
- 117 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,933 TJ compare
- 118 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,866 TJ compare
- 119 Ecuador 17,672 TJ compare
- 121 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
- 122 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
- 123 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 110,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 281,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 971 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 221 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 21,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 37,676 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 353,976 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 429,657 t (2024)
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 120th out of 227 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.