Azerbaijan vs Costa Rica: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Azerbaijan
-2.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica
-2.6%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
189th
Costa Rica rank
191st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Azerbaijan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports -2.1% against -2.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 189th and Costa Rica ranks 191st of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 7.2% | 5.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -6.5% | 6.7% | 13.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Azerbaijan or Costa Rica?
- Azerbaijan, at -2.1% against -2.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?
- 0.5%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Costa Rica rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Azerbaijan ranks 189th and Costa Rica ranks 191st of 217 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.