People using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People using safely managed sanitation services was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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 26.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 117th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.0% | 26.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica was 26.3% 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 sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.