Belgium vs Costa Rica: Primary energy use, annual growth rate
Belgium
-2.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
-2.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Belgium rank
190th
Costa Rica rank
191st
Primary energy use, annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -2.47 % change on previous year against -2.57 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 190th and Costa Rica ranks 191st of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7098 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.02 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.0354 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2409 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -2.77 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 4.26 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, annual growth rate, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at -2.47 % change on previous year against -2.57 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, annual growth rate between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.1 % change on previous year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for primary energy use, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 190th and Costa Rica ranks 191st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary energy use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.