Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 139 countries
All-time high
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 134th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 131 Cyprus 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Afghanistan 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Djibouti 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Guinea 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Morocco 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Niger 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.