Population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 174 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2024
All-time low
89.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 98.1% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica peaked at 98.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.4% | — |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 98.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 98.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.4% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.5% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 42 United States 98.4% compare
- 43 Norway 98.3% compare
- 44 Greece 98.1% compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 98.0% compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 97.8% compare
- 48 North Macedonia 97.7% compare
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 sanitation services in Costa Rica?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica was 98.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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