Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 98.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.79
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 225 countries
All-time high
98.79
in 2024
All-time low
93.69
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 93.72001: 93.92002: 94.22003: 94.42004: 94.62005: 94.82006: 952007: 95.22008: 95.42009: 95.72010: 95.92011: 96.22012: 96.42013: 96.62014: 96.92015: 97.12016: 97.32017: 97.52018: 97.72019: 97.92020: 98.12021: 98.32022: 98.42023: 98.62024: 98.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 98.79 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica peaked at 98.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.69, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 68th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 93.69
2001 93.92 +0.3%
2002 94.16 +0.2%
2003 94.38 +0.2%
2004 94.6 +0.2%
2005 94.81 +0.2%
2006 95.02 +0.2%
2007 95.21 +0.2%
2008 95.41 +0.2%
2009 95.67 +0.3%
2010 95.93 +0.3%
2011 96.18 +0.3%
2012 96.42 +0.3%
2013 96.65 +0.2%
2014 96.87 +0.2%
2015 97.09 +0.2%
2016 97.3 +0.2%
2017 97.5 +0.2%
2018 97.7 +0.2%
2019 97.89 +0.2%
2020 98.08 +0.2%
2021 98.27 +0.2%
2022 98.44 +0.2%
2023 98.62 +0.2%
2024 98.79 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 65 Azerbaijan 98.98 compare
  2. 66 Poland 98.96 compare
  3. 67 Aruba 98.84 compare
  4. 69 Sint Maarten 98.78 compare
  5. 70 Iceland 98.78 compare
  6. 71 Sweden 98.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Costa Rica was 98.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 98.79 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 93.69 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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