Which has higher combustible renewables and waste, Costa Rica or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 7.3% against 6.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy)

Costa Rica

6.5%

in 2024

Jamaica

7.3%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Jamaica rank

90th

Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 7.3% against 6.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Jamaica ranks 90th of 150 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.9%	9.6%	5.3%	Costa Rica
2000s	13.1%	6.1%	7.0%	Costa Rica
2010s	12.0%	8.8%	3.2%	Costa Rica
2020s	8.1%	7.1%	1.0%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher combustible renewables and waste, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 7.3% against 6.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in combustible renewables and waste between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 0.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for combustible renewables and waste?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Jamaica ranks 90th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Combustible renewables and waste. Statizoid, drawing on IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 25 October 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/combustible-renewables-and-waste-percent-of-total-energy/costa-rica/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/combustible-renewables-and-waste-percent-of-total-energy/costa-rica/jamaica/">Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Combustible renewables and waste</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy)
Unit: % of total energy
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 6,711 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use. The indicator expresses the share of total energy supply.