Costa Rica vs Kenya: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.03 billion cubic meters against 3.45 billion cubic meters in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.58 billion cubic meters.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Kenya ranks 72nd of 181 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.79 billion cubic meters | 3.63 billion cubic meters | 0.8386 billion cubic meters | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.34 billion cubic meters | 4.03 billion cubic meters | 0.6888 billion cubic meters | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.03 billion cubic meters against 3.45 billion cubic meters in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.58 billion cubic meters, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Kenya ranks 72nd 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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About this data
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.