Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Costa Rica 179th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0006 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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