Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 139th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 91% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 39.75 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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