Costa Rica vs Ethiopia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Costa Rica
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
201st
Ethiopia rank
201st
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 kilowatt-hours against 0 kilowatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 201st and Ethiopia ranks 201st of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.85 kilowatt-hours | 0.3053 kilowatt-hours | 72.54 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 109.99 kilowatt-hours | 0.1486 kilowatt-hours | 109.84 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.31 kilowatt-hours | 0.014 kilowatt-hours | 1.3 kilowatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
- Costa Rica, at 0 kilowatt-hours against 0 kilowatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 0 kilowatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 201st and Ethiopia ranks 201st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.