Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 98.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 98.79 for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica peaked at 98.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.69, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 69th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.69 | 93.69 | 95.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.95 | 95.93 | 97.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.44 | 98.08 | 98.79 | 5 |
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More population data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5224 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.9023 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 31,632 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Costa Rica was 98.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.69 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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