People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Costa Rica stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 88.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Costa Rica?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Costa Rica was 99.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.