Belgium vs Costa Rica: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Belgium
-2.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
-2.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
190th
Costa Rica rank
191st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -2.5% against -2.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 190th and Costa Rica ranks 191st of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 3.3% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 6.7% | 4.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -2.8% | 1.5% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at -2.5% against -2.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Belgium ranks 190th 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.