Costa Rica vs World: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)
Costa Rica
0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
World
0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
3rd
World rank
3rd
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0019 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 6.7 times World's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and World ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0019 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0019 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0019 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0019 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0022 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) between Costa Rica and World?
- 0.0019 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and World ranks 3rd 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.