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
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.
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 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0288 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.92 Mt CO2e (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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