Electricity demand in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity demand was 12.45 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Costa Rica is 12.45 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Costa Rica peaked at 12.45 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.39 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.39 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 6.65 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 7.22 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.74 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.71 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.14 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9.33 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.26 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.54 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.71 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.13 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.24 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.37 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.66 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.04 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 11.08 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.2 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.44 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.21 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.73 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 11.72 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.07 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 11.22 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 12.45 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 12.45 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 34% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 12.45 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 6.39 terawatt-hours | 9.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.54 terawatt-hours | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 11.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.73 terawatt-hours | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 12.45 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Costa Rica?
- Electricity demand in Costa Rica was 12.45 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.45 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity demand?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.