Basic sanitation access in Costa Rica
98.8% of people in Costa Rica used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Costa Rica, 2024
98.8%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
99.0%
Position in 2024
59th of 193
Basic sanitation 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 | 98.8% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 93.9% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 93.7% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 98.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.9%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 59th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.