People using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.0879 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica is 0.0879 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica peaked at 83,931 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83,931 people | — |
| 2001 | 78,757 people | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 73,540 people | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 68,325 people | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 63,169 people | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 58,116 people | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 53,157 people | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 48,304 people | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 43,585 people | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 39,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 34,518 people | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 30,166 people | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 25,985 people | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 21,956 people | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 18,078 people | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 14,347 people | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 10,749 people | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 7,278 people | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 3,572 people | -50.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0215 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0537 people | +150.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1074 people | — |
| 2023 | 0.0977 people | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0879 people | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,988 people | 39,000 people | 83,931 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,665 people | 0.0215 people | 34,518 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0693 people | 0 people | 0.1074 people | 5 |
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- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica was 0.0879 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83,931 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.