People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.1% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2007
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Costa Rica, 2007–2015

00.020.040.062007201120152007: 0.054 lowest2008: 0.054 lowest2009: 0.054 lowest2010: 0.054 lowest2011: 0.054 lowest2012: 0.054 lowest2013: 0.054 lowest2014: 0.054 lowest2015: 0.054 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

That places Costa Rica 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Costa Rica, 2007 to 2015.
Year lowest Change
2007 0.1%
2008 0.1% +0.0%
2009 0.1% +0.0%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +0.0%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2015 0.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Costa Rica?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2015, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Costa Rica rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2015.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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