Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Coal consumption per person
Costa Rica
0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Paraguay
0.6098 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
128th
Paraguay rank
127th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.6098 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1991 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.5 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 215 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0057 kilowatt-hours per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0055 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.064 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0585 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.121 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 16.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4759 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.61 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.6098 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.1991 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Paraguay ranks 127th 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.