Renewable water resources per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Renewable water resources per capita was 22,236 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Renewable water resources per capita in Costa Rica, 1961β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 22,236 for renewable water resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable water resources per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 82,008 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22,236, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 29th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,800 | 63,154 | 82,008 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,814 | 48,571 | 61,448 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,951 | 37,124 | 47,268 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,504 | 29,259 | 36,198 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,784 | 25,112 | 28,697 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,627 | 22,602 | 24,803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,338 | 22,236 | 22,446 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable water resources per capita in Costa Rica?
- Renewable water resources per capita in Costa Rica was 22,236 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable water resources per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82,008 in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable water resources per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,236 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for renewable water resources per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable water resources per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable water resources per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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