Urban population with improved water in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urban population with improved water was 99.85 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.85
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.85
in 2020
All-time low
99.18
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Urban population with improved water in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.85 for urban population with improved water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population with improved water in Costa Rica peaked at 99.85 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99.18, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.34 | 99.18 | 99.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.66 | 99.49 | 99.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.85 | 99.85 | 99.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 urban population with improved water in Costa Rica?
- Urban population with improved water in Costa Rica was 99.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population with improved water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.85 in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban population with improved water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.18 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urban population with improved water?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban population with improved water rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population with improved water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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