Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Renewable energy consumption
Costa Rica
58,767 TJ
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
60,750 TJ
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Papua New Guinea rank
89th
Renewable energy consumption over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 60,750 TJ against 58,767 TJ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,983 TJ.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 226 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,169 TJ | 58,394 TJ | 31,226 TJ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 46,601 TJ | 59,909 TJ | 13,308 TJ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 57,281 TJ | 60,709 TJ | 3,428 TJ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 60,750 TJ against 58,767 TJ in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,983 TJ, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for renewable energy consumption?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 89th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste