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Water resources per capita — Costa Rica

Water resources per capita in Costa Rica in 2022 — 22,236 m³/person. Ranked 29 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 72.9%.

2022 22,236 m³/person −0.43% vs 2021
World rank 29of 181
Period maximum 82,008 m³/person1961
Period minimum 22,236 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Costa Rica, 1961–2022025,00050,00075,000100,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 82,008 m³/person1963: 76,269 m³/person1965: 71,239 m³/person1967: 66,883 m³/person1969: 63,154 m³/person1971: 59,835 m³/person1973: 56,831 m³/person1975: 53,997 m³/person1977: 51,247 m³/person1979: 48,571 m³/person1981: 45,998 m³/person1983: 43,543 m³/person1985: 41,212 m³/person1987: 39,064 m³/person1989: 37,124 m³/person1991: 35,289 m³/person1993: 33,557 m³/person1995: 31,964 m³/person1997: 30,526 m³/person1999: 29,259 m³/person2001: 28,187 m³/person2003: 27,303 m³/person2005: 26,518 m³/person2007: 25,798 m³/person2009: 25,112 m³/person2011: 24,513 m³/person2013: 23,960 m³/person2015: 23,454 m³/person2017: 22,999 m³/person2019: 22,602 m³/person2021: 22,332 m³/person2022: 22,236 m³/person
Change over the period: −59,771 (−72.89%) Average annual rate: -2.12 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 22,236 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
Central America computed 5,814 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 22,236 −96 −0.43%
2021 22,332 −114 −0.51%
2020 22,446 −156 −0.69%
2019 22,602 −190 −0.83%
2018 22,792 −207 −0.9%
2017 22,999 −218 −0.94%
2016 23,218 −236 −1.01%
2015 23,454 −251 −1.06%
2014 23,704 −256 −1.07%
2013 23,960 −268 −1.11%
2012 24,228 −284 −1.16%
2011 24,513 −290 −1.17%
2010 24,803 −310 −1.23%
2009 25,112 −338 −1.33%
2008 25,450 −347 −1.35%
2007 25,798 −352 −1.34%
2006 26,149 −369 −1.39%
2005 26,518 −386 −1.44%
2004 26,904 −398 −1.46%
2003 27,303 −423 −1.52%
2002 27,725 −462 −1.64%
2001 28,187 −510 −1.78%
2000 28,697 −562 −1.92%
1999 29,259 −613 −2.05%
1998 29,872 −655 −2.14%
1997 30,526 −698 −2.23%
1996 31,224 −740 −2.32%
1995 31,964 −779 −2.38%
1994 32,743 −814 −2.42%
1993 33,557 −850 −2.47%
1992 34,407 −882 −2.5%
1991 35,289 −910 −2.51%
1990 36,198 −926 −2.49%
1989 37,124 −947 −2.49%
1988 38,071 −992 −2.54%
1987 39,064 −1,047 −2.61%
1986 40,111 −1,102 −2.67%
1985 41,212 −1,148 −2.71%
1984 42,360 −1,182 −2.72%
1983 43,543 −1,213 −2.71%
1982 44,756 −1,242 −2.7%
1981 45,998 −1,270 −2.69%
1980 47,268 −1,303 −2.68%
1979 48,571 −1,329 −2.66%
1978 49,900 −1,346 −2.63%
1977 51,247 −1,366 −2.6%
1976 52,613 −1,384 −2.56%
1975 53,997 −1,405 −2.54%
1974 55,402 −1,429 −2.52%
1973 56,831 −1,469 −2.52%
1972 58,300 −1,535 −2.56%
1971 59,835 −1,614 −2.63%
1970 61,448 −1,706 −2.7%
1969 63,154 −1,799 −2.77%
1968 64,953 −1,930 −2.89%
1967 66,883 −2,099 −3.04%
1966 68,982 −2,257 −3.17%
1965 71,239 −2,426 −3.29%
1964 73,666 −2,603 −3.41%
1963 76,269 −2,783 −3.52%
1962 79,052 −2,956 −3.6%
1961 82,008 — —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BZ Belize 37,891 PA Panama 31,040 NI Nicaragua 23,209 CR Costa Rica 22,236 HN Honduras 8,664 GT Guatemala 6,118 MX Mexico 3,180 SV El Salvador 2,489
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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