Costa Rica vs Niger: Annual change in primary energy use
Costa Rica
-1.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Niger
-0.9763 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
175th
Niger rank
172nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -0.9763 terawatt-hours against -1.3 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3237 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 175th and Niger ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3984 terawatt-hours | 0.1258 terawatt-hours | 0.2726 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8368 terawatt-hours | 0.1625 terawatt-hours | 0.6743 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9226 terawatt-hours | 0.6721 terawatt-hours | 0.2506 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5346 terawatt-hours | 0.3057 terawatt-hours | 0.2289 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 Niger?
- Niger, at -0.9763 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 Niger?
- 0.3237 terawatt-hours, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 175th and Niger ranks 172nd of 215 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.