Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 44.87 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 44.87, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of 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 51.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 40.38, in 2018.
That places Costa Rica 136th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 42.01 | — |
| 2001 | 51.9 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 51.04 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 50.31 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.14 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 45.15 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 44.4 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 41.41 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 41.94 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 42.33 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 41.64 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 42.05 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 42.17 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.16 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.96 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 41.46 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 40.48 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 40.38 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.58 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.9 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 42.76 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 44.87 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9 | 41.41 | 51.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.62 | 40.38 | 42.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.84 | 40.9 | 44.87 | 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)
- 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 lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Costa Rica was 44.87 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 51.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.38 in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 219 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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