Costa Rica Oil
Production (2025)#110 World
400b/d+0% YoY
Consumption (2024)#98 World
64,988b/d−1.1% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−64,588b/d
Production covers 0.62% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Oil Reserves in Costa Rica
- No proven oil reserves is reported for Costa Rica.
Oil Production in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica produced 400 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#110 in the world), unchanged from 400 barrels per day in 2024.
- Of that, 0 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
- And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.
Costa Rica has years with negative refinery gain. Refinery gain (or processing gain) is the volume difference between the refined products output and crude input.
Oil Consumption in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica consumed 64,988 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#98 in the world), a decrease of 1.1% from 2023. This represents 0.06% of the world's total oil consumption.
- Per capita, oil consumption in Costa Rica averaged 0.53 us gallons per day in 2024 (#111 in the world).
- The largest refined-product categories were Motor Gasoline (36.3%), Distillate Fuel Oil (35.1%), and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (11.1%).
(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Costa Rica
EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.
Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.
oil Balance in Costa Rica
- In 2024, Costa Rica produced approximately 400 barrels per day of oil and consumed 64,988 barrels per day , a deficit of 64,588 barrels per day.
Costa Rica Oil History (1973-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Crude Oil Trade (Historical) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | 400 | +0% | 110 | < 0.01% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 400 | +0% | 110 | < 0.01% | 64,988 | −1.1% | 99 | 0.06% | 0.53 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 400 | +0% | 109 | < 0.01% | 65,689 | +10.2% | 99 | 0.06% | 0.54 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 400 | +0% | 108 | < 0.01% | 59,625 | +4.2% | 100 | 0.06% | 0.49 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 400 | — | 108 | < 0.01% | 57,238 | +14.5% | 101 | 0.06% | 0.48 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 49,978 | −16.6% | 102 | 0.05% | 0.42 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 59,910 | −0.54% | 98 | 0.06% | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 60,236 | +4.6% | 96 | 0.06% | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | — | 0 | −100% | — | — | 57,601 | +4.4% | 96 | 0.06% | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | — | 1,571 | +6.2% | 102 | < 0.01% | 55,152 | +6.1% | 97 | 0.06% | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | — | 1,479 | +11.1% | 103 | < 0.01% | 52,000 | −1.3% | 99 | 0.05% | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | — | 1,331 | +0.53% | 106 | < 0.01% | 52,701 | +2.3% | 97 | 0.06% | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | — | 1,324 | +5.2% | 105 | < 0.01% | 51,509 | +3.9% | 100 | 0.06% | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | — | 1,259 | — | 106 | < 0.01% | 49,567 | −0.26% | 100 | 0.05% | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49,699 | +0.99% | 98 | 0.06% | 0.45 | 3,540 | 0 | 3,540 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49,213 | +2.4% | 98 | 0.06% | 0.45 | 10,040 | 0 | 10,040 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | — | 1,222.5 | −47.1% | 104 | < 0.01% | 48,048 | −4.2% | 99 | 0.06% | 0.45 | 8,060 | 0 | 8,060 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | — | 2,311.8 | −12.3% | 103 | < 0.01% | 50,171 | −1.1% | 97 | 0.06% | 0.47 | 12,660 | 0 | 12,660 |
| 2007 | 0 | — | — | 2,637 | +42.1% | 101 | < 0.01% | 50,745 | +8.7% | 97 | 0.06% | 0.49 | 14,260 | 0 | 14,260 |
| 2006 | 0 | — | — | 1,856 | −1.1% | 102 | < 0.01% | 46,686 | +7.2% | 98 | 0.05% | 0.45 | 13,320 | 0 | 13,320 |
| 2005 | 0 | — | — | 1,877 | +83.5% | 98 | < 0.01% | 43,537 | +7.5% | 97 | 0.05% | 0.43 | 10,720 | 0 | 10,720 |
| 2004 | 0 | — | — | 1,023 | — | 102 | < 0.01% | 40,500 | −0.82% | 100 | 0.05% | 0.4 | 10,460 | 0 | 10,460 |
| 2003 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40,836 | +3.4% | 97 | 0.05% | 0.41 | 10,440 | 0 | 10,440 |
| 2002 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39,486 | +3.6% | 95 | 0.05% | 0.41 | 9,500 | 0 | 9,500 |
| 2001 | 0 | — | — | 71.38 | — | 104 | < 0.01% | 38,098 | +0.45% | 96 | 0.05% | 0.4 | 5,640 | 0 | 5,640 |
| 2000 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37,929 | −2.2% | 96 | 0.05% | 0.4 | 920 | 0 | 920 |
| 1999 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 38,800 | +9.8% | 92 | 0.05% | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35,342 | +12.9% | 92 | 0.05% | 0.39 | 780 | 0 | 780 |
| 1997 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31,300 | +5.4% | 94 | 0.04% | 0.36 | 12,500 | 0 | 12,500 |
| 1996 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29,700 | −3.9% | 95 | 0.04% | 0.34 | 12,400 | 0 | 12,400 |
| 1995 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30,900 | +9.2% | 93 | 0.04% | 0.37 | 14,360 | 0 | 14,360 |
| 1994 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28,300 | +3.3% | 96 | 0.04% | 0.34 | 10,940 | 0 | 10,940 |
| 1993 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27,400 | +8.8% | 96 | 0.04% | 0.34 | 11,300 | 0 | 11,300 |
| 1992 | 0 | — | — | −200 | +0% | 116 | < 0.01% | 25,184 | +25.9% | 99 | 0.04% | 0.32 | 11,000 | 0 | 11,000 |
| 1991 | 0 | — | — | −200 | +0% | 101 | < 0.01% | 20,000 | +6.4% | 90 | 0.03% | 0.26 | 6,980 | 0 | 6,980 |
| 1990 | 0 | — | — | −200 | +0% | 97 | < 0.01% | 18,800 | −4.6% | 92 | 0.03% | 0.25 | 8,900 | 0 | 8,900 |
| 1989 | 0 | — | — | −200 | +100% | 98 | < 0.01% | 19,700 | +9.4% | 88 | 0.03% | 0.27 | 13,200 | 0 | 13,200 |
| 1988 | 0 | — | — | −100 | +0% | 96 | < 0.01% | 18,000 | +13.9% | 90 | 0.03% | 0.25 | 12,580 | 0 | 12,580 |
| 1987 | 0 | — | — | −100 | −50% | 95 | < 0.01% | 15,800 | +17% | 97 | 0.03% | 0.23 | 12,580 | 0 | 12,580 |
| 1986 | 0 | — | — | −200 | — | 91 | < 0.01% | 13,500 | −10% | 100 | 0.02% | 0.2 | 12,700 | 0 | 12,700 |
| 1985 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 15,000 | +7.1% | 95 | 0.02% | 0.23 | 8,340 | 0 | 8,340 |
| 1984 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 14,000 | −12.5% | 96 | 0.02% | 0.22 | 7,740 | 0 | 7,740 |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 16,000 | +6.7% | 90 | 0.03% | 0.26 | 6,900 | 0 | 6,900 |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 15,000 | −6.3% | 94 | 0.03% | 0.25 | 9,240 | 0 | 9,240 |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 16,000 | +0% | 91 | 0.03% | 0.27 | 9,580 | 0 | 9,580 |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 16,000 | — | 91 | 0.03% | 0.28 | 10,340 | 0 | 10,340 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal