Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time
- Costa Rica
- Latin America & Caribbean
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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About this data
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.