Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 80.46 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Costa Rica, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Costa Rica is 80.46 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Costa Rica peaked at 81.66 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 77.79 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Costa Rica 128th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.8 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 77.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.79 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.21 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 80.85 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 81.28 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.44 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.56 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.65 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.66 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.43 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.25 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.14 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.68 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.42 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.4 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.38 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.3 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.19 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.42 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.72 1000 ha | 77.79 1000 ha | 81.56 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.02 1000 ha | 80.4 1000 ha | 81.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.35 1000 ha | 80.19 1000 ha | 80.46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.46 1000 ha | 80.46 1000 ha | 80.46 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 125 Eritrea 86.17 1000 ha compare
- 126 Oman 85.72 1000 ha compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 83.22 1000 ha compare
- 129 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 75.82 1000 ha compare
- 130 Afghanistan 72.9 1000 ha compare
- 131 Austria 71.7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.006 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Costa Rica?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Costa Rica was 80.46 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.66 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.79 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.