Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Costa Rica, 2012–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Costa Rica is 0 billion cubic meters per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 40th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 billion cubic meters per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 37 Saudi Arabia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 38 Mexico 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 39 Egypt 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 41 Japan 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 43 Cuba 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Costa Rica?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Costa Rica was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.