Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 99.12 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Costa Rica stood at 99.12. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Costa Rica peaked at 99.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.34, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 99th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3 | 95.34 | 97.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 | 97.34 | 98.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.92 | 98.7 | 99.12 | 5 |
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More population data for Costa Rica
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5224 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.32 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31,632 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Costa Rica was 99.12 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.34 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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