Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 17,826 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 17,826 TJ for total bioenergy — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Costa Rica peaked at 35,693 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,625 TJ, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 112th of 193 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 | 13,677 TJ | 7,625 TJ | 17,139 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,705 TJ | 10,321 TJ | 35,693 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,725 TJ | 17,055 TJ | 34,059 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,465 TJ | 17,826 TJ | 19,356 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 109 Mauritania 21,924 TJ compare
- 110 Afghanistan 18,955 TJ compare
- 111 El Salvador 18,488 TJ compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 17,411 TJ compare
- 114 Belgium-Luxembourg 15,304 TJ compare
- 115 Cuba 14,691 TJ compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy production in Costa Rica?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Costa Rica was 17,826 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 35,693 TJ in 2007.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,625 TJ in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 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.