Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Coal consumption
Costa Rica
0.0021 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Paraguay
0.0042 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
128th
Paraguay rank
127th
Coal consumption over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.0042 terawatt-hours against 0.0021 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0021 terawatt-hours.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 2.0 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Paraguay ranks 127th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0095 terawatt-hours | 0.0089 terawatt-hours | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.0819 terawatt-hours | 0.0032 terawatt-hours | 0.0787 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.0042 terawatt-hours against 0.0021 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0021 terawatt-hours, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for coal consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Paraguay ranks 127th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.