People practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.0617 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica stood at 0.0617. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7703 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0617, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 118th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7703 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7326 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6957 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6596 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6243 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5897 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.556 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5229 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4907 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4591 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4283 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3982 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3688 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3402 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3123 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.285 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2583 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2322 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2066 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1814 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1567 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1325 | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1085 | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.085 | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0617 | -27.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0617 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5704, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -27.4% | 0.085 | 0.0617 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6101 | 0.4591 | 0.7703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3011 | 0.1814 | 0.4283 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1089 | 0.0617 | 0.1567 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2884 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Costa Rica was 0.0617 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7703 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0617 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).