Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 80.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 80.4% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Costa Rica peaked at 80.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.9% | — |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 79.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 80.2% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Costa Rica?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Costa Rica was 80.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.