Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 36.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 36.0% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica peaked at 36.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica was 36.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.