Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Primary energy use
Afghanistan
39.45 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Costa Rica
49.39 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
118th
Primary energy use over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.39 terawatt-hours against 39.45 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.95 terawatt-hours | 12.42 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 9.87 terawatt-hours | 21.68 terawatt-hours | 11.81 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 33.96 terawatt-hours | 26 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 36.03 terawatt-hours | 41.97 terawatt-hours | 5.94 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 43.86 terawatt-hours | 46.62 terawatt-hours | 2.76 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 49.39 terawatt-hours against 39.45 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 9.94 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for primary energy use?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.