Electricity demand per person in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Electricity demand per person was 2,416 kilowatt-hours in 2025. β² Rising
Electricity demand per person in Costa Rica, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Costa Rica is 2,416 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Costa Rica peaked at 2,416 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,623 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 113th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,877 kilowatt-hours | 1,623 kilowatt-hours | 2,101 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,200 kilowatt-hours | 2,094 kilowatt-hours | 2,288 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,303 kilowatt-hours | 2,187 kilowatt-hours | 2,416 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 110 Azerbaijan 2,613 kilowatt-hours compare
- 111 French Polynesia 2,555 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 2,419 kilowatt-hours compare
- 114 Dominica 2,255 kilowatt-hours compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 2,225 kilowatt-hours compare
- 116 Egypt 2,064 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 56.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Costa Rica?
- Electricity demand per person in Costa Rica was 2,416 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,416 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,623 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for electricity demand per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.