Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2020
All-time low
88.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 88.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Costa Rica was 99.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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