What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Chile and Costa Rica?

181.40 million cubic meters, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Costa Rica: Municipal water withdrawal

Chile

1.29 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Costa Rica

1.11 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Chile rank

46th

Costa Rica rank

49th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Chile
Costa Rica

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.29 billion cubic meters against 1.11 billion cubic meters in Costa Rica, a difference of 181.40 million cubic meters.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 49th of 183 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.06 billion cubic meters	745.13 million cubic meters	310.87 million cubic meters	Chile
2000s	1.19 billion cubic meters	668.01 million cubic meters	521.97 million cubic meters	Chile
2010s	1.29 billion cubic meters	598.80 million cubic meters	686.37 million cubic meters	Chile
2020s	1.29 billion cubic meters	1.04 billion cubic meters	251.50 million cubic meters	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Chile or Costa Rica?: Chile, at 1.29 billion cubic meters against 1.11 billion cubic meters in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Chile and Costa Rica?: 181.40 million cubic meters, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Chile ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.