Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
Costa Rica
22,236 cubic meters
in 2022
Sierra Leone
19,331 cubic meters
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22,236 cubic meters against 19,331 cubic meters in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2,905 cubic meters.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,800 cubic meters | 64,797 cubic meters | 7,003 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 54,814 cubic meters | 54,356 cubic meters | 458.35 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41,951 cubic meters | 44,367 cubic meters | 2,417 cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 32,504 cubic meters | 37,934 cubic meters | 5,430 cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 26,784 cubic meters | 30,215 cubic meters | 3,430 cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 23,627 cubic meters | 23,078 cubic meters | 549.33 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22,338 cubic meters | 19,773 cubic meters | 2,565 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Costa Rica, at 22,236 cubic meters against 19,331 cubic meters in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 2,905 cubic meters, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Renewable freshwater resources per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.