Costa Rica vs Cuba: Coal consumption per person
Costa Rica
0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Cuba
0.1621 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
128th
Cuba rank
129th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.1621 kilowatt-hours per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.2486 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Cuba ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 82.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 82.15 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.0055 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.121 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 16.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5816 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.1621 kilowatt-hours per person in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.2486 kilowatt-hours per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Cuba ranks 129th of 215 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.