Energy intensity level of primary energy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Costa Rica peaked at 2.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 188th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 2.41 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.52 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 2.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.79 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.61 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.66 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.54 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.45 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.42 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.17 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.04 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.96 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.41 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.96 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.54 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 185 Djibouti 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 186 Bangladesh 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 189 Denmark 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 190 Andorra 1.81 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 191 Luxembourg 1.71 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Costa Rica?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Costa Rica was 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Costa Rica ranks 188th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.