Drinking water services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Drinking water services was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
119th
of 231 countries
All-time high
115,542 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 people for drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Costa Rica peaked at 115,542 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places Costa Rica 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 115,542 people | — |
| 2001 | 107,890 people | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 100,206 people | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 92,554 people | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 85,016 people | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 77,653 people | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 70,454 people | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 63,435 people | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 56,636 people | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 50,058 people | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 43,661 people | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 37,482 people | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 31,574 people | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 25,912 people | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 20,492 people | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 15,306 people | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 10,335 people | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 5,569 people | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 1,360 people | -75.6% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 1,360 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | -75.6% | 5,569 people | 1,360 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,944 people | 50,058 people | 115,542 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,169 people | 0 people | 43,661 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Costa Rica?
- Drinking water services in Costa Rica was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 115,542 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for drinking water services?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.