Costa Rica vs Panama: Electricity demand
Costa Rica
12.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Panama
13.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
106th
Panama rank
103rd
Electricity demand over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 13.29 terawatt-hours against 12.45 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 106th and Panama ranks 103rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 5.78 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.54 terawatt-hours | 9.58 terawatt-hours | 0.961 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.59 terawatt-hours | 12.07 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity demand, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 13.29 terawatt-hours against 12.45 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity demand between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.84 terawatt-hours, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for electricity demand?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th and Panama ranks 103rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand. 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.