What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 113 billion cubic meters in 1961.

What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 113 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does Costa Rica rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica
Creator: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 113 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

113 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 183 countries

All-time high

113 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

113 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica, 1961–2022

Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica is 113 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica peaked at 113 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 113 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	113 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

49 Ethiopia 122 billion cubic meters compare
50 Cambodia 120.6 billion cubic meters compare
51 Paraguay 117 billion cubic meters compare
53 Spain 111.2 billion cubic meters compare
54 Guatemala 109.2 billion cubic meters compare
55 Finland 107 billion cubic meters compare
55 Germany 107 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Costa Rica

Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 15,698 (2023)
Air transport, freight 7.18 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.97 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 22,236 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 87.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 32.2% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Costa Rica was 113 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 113 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 113 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit: billion cubic meters
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 13,161 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.