Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 60.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Costa Rica, 2012–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 60.7% for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Costa Rica peaked at 82.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 90th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 71.6% | — |
| 2013 | 70.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 60.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 60.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.9%, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.8% | 66.0% | 82.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 60.7% | 66.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Costa Rica?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Costa Rica was 60.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.