Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)

Costa Rica
0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
5th

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 183 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic), Costa Rica or Latin America & Caribbean?
Costa Rica, at 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0007 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.0015 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per square kilometre
Unit
billion cubic meters per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 13,083 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.