Costa Rica vs Ireland: Municipal water withdrawal
Costa Rica
1.11 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Ireland
1.25 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
49th
Ireland rank
47th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.25 billion cubic meters against 1.11 billion cubic meters in Costa Rica, a difference of 144.72 million cubic meters.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 745.13 million cubic meters | 525.00 million cubic meters | 220.13 million cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 668.01 million cubic meters | 665.42 million cubic meters | 2.58 million cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 598.80 million cubic meters | 727.13 million cubic meters | 128.34 million cubic meters | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.04 billion cubic meters | 1.10 billion cubic meters | 57.74 million cubic meters | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.25 billion cubic meters against 1.11 billion cubic meters in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 144.72 million cubic meters, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 47th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.