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Per capita daily oil consumption in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.012 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.012 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
97th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.012 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
All-time low
0.0048 barrels per capita per day
in 1986
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Costa Rica, 1980–2018

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0131980199920181980: 0.007 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.007 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.005 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.006 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.008 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.008 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.008 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.009 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.008 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.008 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.009 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.009 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.01 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.012 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.011 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.012 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.012 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.012 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Costa Rica peaked at 0.012 barrels per capita per day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 barrels per capita per day, in 1986.

That places Costa Rica 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Costa Rica, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0067 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0065 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
1982 0.0059 barrels per capita per day -8.8%
1983 0.0062 barrels per capita per day +3.8%
1984 0.0053 barrels per capita per day -14.8%
1985 0.0055 barrels per capita per day +4.3%
1986 0.0048 barrels per capita per day -12.4%
1987 0.0055 barrels per capita per day +14.0%
1988 0.0061 barrels per capita per day +11.0%
1989 0.0065 barrels per capita per day +6.6%
1990 0.006 barrels per capita per day -7.0%
1991 0.0062 barrels per capita per day +3.6%
1992 0.0077 barrels per capita per day +22.7%
1993 0.0081 barrels per capita per day +6.0%
1994 0.0082 barrels per capita per day +0.7%
1995 0.0087 barrels per capita per day +6.5%
1996 0.0082 barrels per capita per day -6.2%
1997 0.0084 barrels per capita per day +2.9%
1998 0.0093 barrels per capita per day +10.4%
1999 0.01 barrels per capita per day +7.5%
2000 0.0096 barrels per capita per day -4.1%
2001 0.0094 barrels per capita per day -1.3%
2002 0.0096 barrels per capita per day +2.0%
2003 0.0098 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
2004 0.0096 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
2005 0.0102 barrels per capita per day +6.0%
2006 0.0107 barrels per capita per day +5.8%
2007 0.0115 barrels per capita per day +7.2%
2008 0.0112 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
2009 0.0106 barrels per capita per day -5.5%
2010 0.0108 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
2011 0.0107 barrels per capita per day -0.2%
2012 0.0106 barrels per capita per day -1.4%
2013 0.0109 barrels per capita per day +2.7%
2014 0.011 barrels per capita per day +1.2%
2015 0.0107 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
2016 0.0113 barrels per capita per day +4.9%
2017 0.0116 barrels per capita per day +3.4%
2018 0.012 barrels per capita per day +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0059 barrels per capita per day 0.0048 barrels per capita per day 0.0067 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0081 barrels per capita per day 0.006 barrels per capita per day 0.01 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0102 barrels per capita per day 0.0094 barrels per capita per day 0.0115 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0111 barrels per capita per day 0.0106 barrels per capita per day 0.012 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 94 Dominican Republic 0.0134 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 95 Bulgaria 0.0132 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 96 Montenegro 0.0128 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 98 Turkey 0.0119 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 99 South Africa 0.0117 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 100 Albania 0.0115 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Costa Rica?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Costa Rica was 0.012 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.012 barrels per capita per day in 2018.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 barrels per capita per day in 1986.
How does Costa Rica rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.