People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 100.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
100.0%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica, 2007–2015

0204060801002007201120152007: 1002008: 1002009: 1002010: 1002011: 1002012: 1002013: 1002014: 1002015: 100

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

Analysis

In 2015, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2007.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3 in Costa Rica, 2007 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2007 100.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 3
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Honduras 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Maldives 100.0%
  4. 1 Paraguay 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Costa Rica was 100.0% in 2015, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
How does Costa Rica rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2015.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3
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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