People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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 80.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Costa Rica peaked at 80.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 77th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.6% | — |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 80.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 82% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 80.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 76.6% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 79.2% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Costa Rica?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Costa Rica was 80.5% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.