Argentina vs Costa Rica: Oil consumption per person

Argentina
7,115 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
7,420 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
116th
Costa Rica rank
113th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196519952025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7,420 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,115 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina, a difference of 305 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 113th of 218 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 8,856 kilowatt-hours per person 3,591 kilowatt-hours per person 5,265 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
1990s 7,537 kilowatt-hours per person 4,891 kilowatt-hours per person 2,646 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
2000s 7,045 kilowatt-hours per person 6,141 kilowatt-hours per person 903.91 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
2010s 8,042 kilowatt-hours per person 6,601 kilowatt-hours per person 1,441 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
2020s 7,396 kilowatt-hours per person 6,838 kilowatt-hours per person 558.63 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 7,420 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,115 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Argentina and Costa Rica?
305 kilowatt-hours per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Argentina ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 113th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.