Reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 64th of 222 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.
Reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 61 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 62 Serbia 0.2% compare
- 63 Mexico 0.2% compare
- 65 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 66 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 67 South Africa 0.1% compare
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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 minimum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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