Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 325 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Costa Rica, 2019–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Costa Rica stood at 325 Kilogrammes per person. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over five years.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 266 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2020 | 286 Kilogrammes per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 313 Kilogrammes per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 310 Kilogrammes per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 325 Kilogrammes per person | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 266 Kilogrammes per person | 266 Kilogrammes per person | 266 Kilogrammes per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 308.5 Kilogrammes per person | 286 Kilogrammes per person | 325 Kilogrammes per person | 4 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0898 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Costa Rica?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Costa Rica was 325 Kilogrammes per person in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 325 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 266 Kilogrammes per person in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org