Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Oil consumption, per square kilometre
Oil consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oil consumption, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 84th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.