People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 36.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural in Costa Rica stood at 36.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 36.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 34.4% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Costa Rica?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Costa Rica was 36.0% 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, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation 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 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.