Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates: Net electricity imports
Costa Rica
-0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-0.24 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
179th
United Arab Emirates rank
177th
Net electricity imports over time
- Costa Rica
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports -0.24 terawatt-hours against -0.36 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and United Arab Emirates ranks 177th of 214 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.125 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.125 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | -0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.038 terawatt-hours | 0.047 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | -0.332 terawatt-hours | -0.054 terawatt-hours | 0.278 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Costa Rica or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at -0.24 terawatt-hours against -0.36 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and United Arab Emirates ranks 177th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β 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.