Costa Rica vs Slovenia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Costa Rica
-2.6%
in 2024
Slovenia
-2.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
191st
Slovenia rank
193rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovenia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -2.6% against -2.9% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 191st and Slovenia ranks 193rd of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 1.4% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -0.5% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -1.1% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Costa Rica or Slovenia?
- Costa Rica, at -2.6% against -2.9% in Slovenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovenia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovenia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 191st and Slovenia ranks 193rd 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.