Argentina vs Costa Rica: Annual change in primary energy use, per unit of GDP

Argentina
-0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
-0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Argentina rank
167th
Costa Rica rank
165th

Annual change in primary energy use, per unit of GDP over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
-000196619952025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against -0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in Argentina, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 167th and Costa Rica ranks 165th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Argentina
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, per unit of gdp, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at -0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against -0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per unit of gdp between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per unit of gdp?
Argentina ranks 167th and Costa Rica ranks 165th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use, per unit of GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 9,217 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Annual change in primary energy use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.