Population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 36.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
36.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
63rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
36.0%
in 2024
All-time low
34.4%
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica is 36.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica peaked at 36.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 36.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.3%, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 36.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 62% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 34.4% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.0% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica was 36.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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