Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 0.0% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 182nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Costa Rica was 0.0% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Costa Rica ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.