Basic drinking water access in Costa Rica
99.8% of people in Costa Rica used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Costa Rica, 2024
99.8%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
57th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Costa Rica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.8% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.