Costa Rica vs Uganda: Net electricity imports
Costa Rica
-0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Uganda
-0.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
175th
Uganda rank
176th
Net electricity imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Uganda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.36 terawatt-hours against -0.44 terawatt-hours in Uganda, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 175th and Uganda ranks 176th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.125 terawatt-hours | -0.112 terawatt-hours | 0.013 terawatt-hours | Uganda |
| 2010s | -0.009 terawatt-hours | -0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.121 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -0.332 terawatt-hours | -0.372 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Costa Rica or Uganda?
- Costa Rica, at -0.36 terawatt-hours against -0.44 terawatt-hours in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 175th and Uganda ranks 176th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.