Costa Rica vs Finland: Annual change in primary energy use
Costa Rica
-1.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Finland
-1.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
179th
Finland rank
177th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports -1.26 terawatt-hours against -1.3 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and Finland ranks 177th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3984 terawatt-hours | 3.97 terawatt-hours | 3.57 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 5.21 terawatt-hours | 3.85 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.8368 terawatt-hours | -0.3394 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9226 terawatt-hours | -2.15 terawatt-hours | 3.07 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5346 terawatt-hours | -2.19 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Finland, at -1.26 terawatt-hours against -1.3 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and Finland ranks 177th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.