Reservoir maximum water area in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2022
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Costa Rica, 2000–2022

00.050.10.150.22000201120222000: 0.134 %2001: 0.169 %2002: 0.172 %2003: 0.171 %2004: 0.171 %2005: 0.17 %2006: 0.167 %2007: 0.163 %2008: 0.16 %2009: 0.16 %2010: 0.16 %2011: 0.162 %2012: 0.165 %2013: 0.167 %2014: 0.166 %2015: 0.166 %2016: 0.168 %2017: 0.17 %2018: 0.175 %2019: 0.179 %2020: 0.183 %2021: 0.183 %2022: 0.183 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 68th out of 222 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Reservoir maximum water area in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.2% +26.1%
2002 0.2% +1.8%
2003 0.2% -0.4%
2004 0.2% -0.3%
2005 0.2% -0.4%
2006 0.2% -2.0%
2007 0.2% -2.3%
2008 0.2% -1.9%
2009 0.2% +0.4%
2010 0.2% -0.2%
2011 0.2% +1.5%
2012 0.2% +1.7%
2013 0.2% +1.2%
2014 0.2% -0.6%
2015 0.2% -0.1%
2016 0.2% +0.9%
2017 0.2% +1.6%
2018 0.2% +2.9%
2019 0.2% +2.4%
2020 0.2% +1.9%
2021 0.2% +0.2%
2022 0.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Costa Rica?
Reservoir maximum water area in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 5,955 data points, 2000–2022
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