Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Annual change in primary energy use
Costa Rica
-1.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Jamaica
-1.28 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
179th
Jamaica rank
178th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -1.28 terawatt-hours against -1.3 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and Jamaica ranks 178th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3984 terawatt-hours | -0.6079 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.8368 terawatt-hours | -0.8526 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9226 terawatt-hours | 0.562 terawatt-hours | 0.3607 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5346 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 1.68 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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at -1.28 terawatt-hours against -1.3 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and Jamaica ranks 178th 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.