Costa Rica vs Portugal: Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply
Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 325.55 Cubic metres against 254.65 Cubic metres in Costa Rica, a difference of 70.9 Cubic metres.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 27 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190.48 Cubic metres | 291.93 Cubic metres | 101.45 Cubic metres | Portugal |
| 2020s | 222.01 Cubic metres | 325.55 Cubic metres | 103.54 Cubic metres | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freshwater - abstractions — public water supply, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 325.55 Cubic metres against 254.65 Cubic metres in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in freshwater - abstractions — public water supply between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 70.9 Cubic metres, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for freshwater - abstractions — public water supply?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset shows water abstractions by source (surface and ground water) and by major uses. Water abstractions refer to water taken from ground or surface water sources and conveyed to the place of use. If the water is returned to a surface water source, abstraction of the same water by the downstream user is counted again in compiling total abstractions. When interpreting those data, it should be borne in mind that the definitions and estimation methods employed by member countries may vary considerably. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files)) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Country metadata - Métadonnées pays