Coal consumption in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coal consumption was 0.0021 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coal consumption in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal consumption in Costa Rica stood at 0.0021 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.8% on the previous year and up 174.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2294 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 128th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | +57.2% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | -69.9% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | +293.4% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | -58.6% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | +101.9% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | +543.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | +363.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | +59.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | +103.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | -86.1% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | -79.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2294 terawatt-hours | +733896.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1778 terawatt-hours | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | -98.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0021 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +733896.1% | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2294 terawatt-hours |
| 2013 | +543.2% | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0819 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2294 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption in Costa Rica?
- Coal consumption in Costa Rica was 0.0021 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2294 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest coal consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coal consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal consumption rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.