Annual freshwater withdrawals in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 3.45 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Costa Rica, 2012–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals in Costa Rica is 3.45 billion, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Costa Rica peaked at 3.45 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.34 billion, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 75th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.79 billion | 2.34 billion | 3.19 billion | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.34 billion | 3.14 billion | 3.45 billion | 3 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0288 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Costa Rica?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Costa Rica was 3.45 billion in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 billion in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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