Costa Rica vs Jordan: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
9,627 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Jordan
9,316 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
Jordan rank
131st
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,316 kilowatt-hours per person in Jordan, a difference of 311 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Jordan ranks 131st of 218 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,341 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,757 kilowatt-hours per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 6,157 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,530 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,373 kilowatt-hours per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 8,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,613 kilowatt-hours per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 8,756 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,727 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,970 kilowatt-hours per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,513 kilowatt-hours per person | 343.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Costa Rica, at 9,627 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,316 kilowatt-hours per person in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 311 kilowatt-hours per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Jordan ranks 131st of 218 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 Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.