Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 224 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
94.93
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 100 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Costa Rica peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.93, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.93 | — |
| 2001 | 95.34 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.74 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.11 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.47 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.81 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.14 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.45 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.74 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.02 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.28 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.53 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.77 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.98 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.19 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.38 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.57 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.74 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.9 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.58 | 94.93 | 98.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.23 | 98.28 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Costa Rica?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Costa Rica was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.93 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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