What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?

2,894 cubic meters, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?

62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Costa Rica: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

25,130 cubic meters

in 2022

Costa Rica

22,236 cubic meters

in 2022

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

26th

Costa Rica rank

29th

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Costa Rica

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 25,130 cubic meters against 22,236 cubic meters in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,894 cubic meters.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 183 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	73,898 cubic meters	71,800 cubic meters	2,098 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s	59,850 cubic meters	54,814 cubic meters	5,036 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	47,919 cubic meters	41,951 cubic meters	5,968 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	39,034 cubic meters	32,504 cubic meters	6,530 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	32,729 cubic meters	26,784 cubic meters	5,944 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	27,821 cubic meters	23,627 cubic meters	4,194 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	25,413 cubic meters	22,338 cubic meters	3,075 cubic meters	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Costa Rica?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 25,130 cubic meters against 22,236 cubic meters in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?: 2,894 cubic meters, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)
Unit: 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: 230 places, 13,255 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.