People using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services 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 population.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 98.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7% | — |
| 2001 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.7% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica was 98.8% 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 sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.