Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.09
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
164th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.1
in 2001
All-time low
0.08
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica stood at 0.09.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.08 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.089 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Costa Rica was 0.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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