Costa Rica vs Syria: Coal consumption per person
Costa Rica
0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Syria
4.98 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
128th
Syria rank
125th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 4.98 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4107 kilowatt-hours per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.57 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 12.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Syria ranks 125th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Syria | 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 | 0.0263 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0205 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.0055 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0699 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0643 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.121 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 16.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.44 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 Syria?
- Syria, at 4.98 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 Syria?
- 4.57 kilowatt-hours per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Syria ranks 125th of 219 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.