Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Annual change in primary energy use
Costa Rica
-1.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Luxembourg
-1.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
179th
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.3 terawatt-hours against -1.78 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.48 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and Luxembourg ranks 182nd of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3984 terawatt-hours | -0.4237 terawatt-hours | 0.8221 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | -0.0322 terawatt-hours | 1.4 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8368 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.4217 terawatt-hours | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.9226 terawatt-hours | -0.0846 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5346 terawatt-hours | -2.11 terawatt-hours | 2.64 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 Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at -1.3 terawatt-hours against -1.78 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0.48 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and Luxembourg ranks 182nd 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) – 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.