Costa Rica: Energy use per capita

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 Costa Rica

Energy use per capita

 Latest value 1,012.68
 Year 2014
 Measure kilograms of oil equivalent
 Data availability 1971 - 2014
 Average 664.29
 Min - Max 424.05 - 1,018.64
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2014 is 1012.68 kilograms of oil equivalent, an increase from 1010.73 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 2619.16 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 132 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1971 to 2014 is 664.29 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 424.05 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 1018.64 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Costa Rica - Energy use per capita - Recent values chart

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Costa Rica - Energy use per capita - historical chart - 1971-2014




The energy use per capita in Costa Rica includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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 Gasoline prices 0.98 2016 dollars
 Diesel prices 0.79 2016 dollars
 Energy use per capita 1,012.68 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 36.43 2020 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 54.80 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 2,637.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 6,967 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 1.36 2020 metric tons
 Greenhouse gas emissions 14,405 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 15.71 2014 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Energy imports 49.83 2014 percent
 Natural resources income 0.76 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 0.01 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 100.00 2021 percent
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