Costa Rica vs Portugal: Coal consumption
Costa Rica
0.0021 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Portugal
0.0582 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
128th
Portugal rank
125th
Coal consumption over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0582 terawatt-hours against 0.0021 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0561 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 27.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Portugal ranks 125th of 220 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 12.47 terawatt-hours | 12.47 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 40.15 terawatt-hours | 40.15 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 37.14 terawatt-hours | 37.14 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 29.58 terawatt-hours | 29.58 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0819 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0582 terawatt-hours against 0.0021 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0.0561 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for coal consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Portugal ranks 125th 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.