Austria vs Costa Rica: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

Austria
3.14 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Costa Rica
3.45 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Austria rank
78th
Costa Rica rank
75th

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time

  • Austria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.45 billion cubic meters against 3.14 billion cubic meters in Austria, a difference of 0.31 billion cubic meters.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 181 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 3.28 billion cubic meters 2.79 billion cubic meters 0.489 billion cubic meters Austria
2020s 3.14 billion cubic meters 3.34 billion cubic meters 0.2032 billion cubic meters Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Austria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 3.45 billion cubic meters against 3.14 billion cubic meters in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Austria and Costa Rica?
0.31 billion cubic meters, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Austria ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit
billion cubic meters
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 6,749 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.