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Renewable water resources — Costa Rica

Renewable water resources in Costa Rica in 2022 — 113 km³. Ranked 52 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 113 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 52of 181
Period maximum 113 km³1961
Period minimum 113 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Costa Rica, 1961–202210011012013019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 113 km³1963: 113 km³1965: 113 km³1967: 113 km³1969: 113 km³1971: 113 km³1973: 113 km³1975: 113 km³1977: 113 km³1979: 113 km³1981: 113 km³1983: 113 km³1985: 113 km³1987: 113 km³1989: 113 km³1991: 113 km³1993: 113 km³1995: 113 km³1997: 113 km³1999: 113 km³2001: 113 km³2003: 113 km³2005: 113 km³2007: 113 km³2009: 113 km³2011: 113 km³2013: 113 km³2015: 113 km³2017: 113 km³2019: 113 km³2021: 113 km³2022: 113 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Costa Rica 113 km³
World 42,807 km³
Latin America & Caribbean 13,868 km³
Central America computed 1,046 km³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17,574 km³
Renewable water resources — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 113 +0 +0%
2021 113 +0 +0%
2020 113 +0 +0%
2019 113 +0 +0%
2018 113 +0 +0%
2017 113 +0 +0%
2016 113 +0 +0%
2015 113 +0 +0%
2014 113 +0 +0%
2013 113 +0 +0%
2012 113 +0 +0%
2011 113 +0 +0%
2010 113 +0 +0%
2009 113 +0 +0%
2008 113 +0 +0%
2007 113 +0 +0%
2006 113 +0 +0%
2005 113 +0 +0%
2004 113 +0 +0%
2003 113 +0 +0%
2002 113 +0 +0%
2001 113 +0 +0%
2000 113 +0 +0%
1999 113 +0 +0%
1998 113 +0 +0%
1997 113 +0 +0%
1996 113 +0 +0%
1995 113 +0 +0%
1994 113 +0 +0%
1993 113 +0 +0%
1992 113 +0 +0%
1991 113 +0 +0%
1990 113 +0 +0%
1989 113 +0 +0%
1988 113 +0 +0%
1987 113 +0 +0%
1986 113 +0 +0%
1985 113 +0 +0%
1984 113 +0 +0%
1983 113 +0 +0%
1982 113 +0 +0%
1981 113 +0 +0%
1980 113 +0 +0%
1979 113 +0 +0%
1978 113 +0 +0%
1977 113 +0 +0%
1976 113 +0 +0%
1975 113 +0 +0%
1974 113 +0 +0%
1973 113 +0 +0%
1972 113 +0 +0%
1971 113 +0 +0%
1970 113 +0 +0%
1969 113 +0 +0%
1968 113 +0 +0%
1967 113 +0 +0%
1966 113 +0 +0%
1965 113 +0 +0%
1964 113 +0 +0%
1963 113 +0 +0%
1962 113 +0 +0%
1961 113 — —

Central America, 2022

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

MX Mexico 409 NI Nicaragua 156 PA Panama 137 CR Costa Rica 113 GT Guatemala 109 HN Honduras 91 SV El Salvador 16 BZ Belize 15
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

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

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