Inland waters — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inland waters — Area was 4 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Costa Rica peaked at 4 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 158th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 155 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13 1000 ha compare
- 156 Sierra Leone 12 1000 ha compare
- 157 China, Hong Kong SAR 6 1000 ha compare
- 159 Polynesia 3.9 1000 ha compare
- 160 Faroe Islands 3 1000 ha compare
- 161 Tonga 2.9 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Costa Rica?
- Inland waters — area in Costa Rica was 4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inland waters — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.