Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Costa Rica

Access to basic sanitation in Costa Rica in 2024 — 98.8%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2024 98.8% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 59of 193
Period maximum 98.8%2024
Period minimum 93.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Costa Rica, 2000–2024929496981002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 93.7%2001: 93.9%2002: 94.2%2003: 94.4%2004: 94.6%2005: 94.8%2006: 95%2007: 95.2%2008: 95.4%2009: 95.7%2010: 95.9%2011: 96.2%2012: 96.4%2013: 96.6%2014: 96.9%2015: 97.1%2016: 97.3%2017: 97.5%2018: 97.7%2019: 97.9%2020: 98.1%2021: 98.3%2022: 98.4%2023: 98.6%2024: 98.8%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 98.8%
World 82.2%
Central America computed 90.3%
Access to basic sanitation — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.8 +0.2 pp
2023 98.6 +0.2 pp
2022 98.4 +0.2 pp
2021 98.3 +0.2 pp
2020 98.1 +0.2 pp
2019 97.9 +0.2 pp
2018 97.7 +0.2 pp
2017 97.5 +0.2 pp
2016 97.3 +0.2 pp
2015 97.1 +0.2 pp
2014 96.9 +0.2 pp
2013 96.6 +0.2 pp
2012 96.4 +0.2 pp
2011 96.2 +0.2 pp
2010 95.9 +0.3 pp
2009 95.7 +0.3 pp
2008 95.4 +0.2 pp
2007 95.2 +0.2 pp
2006 95 +0.2 pp
2005 94.8 +0.2 pp
2004 94.6 +0.2 pp
2003 94.4 +0.2 pp
2002 94.2 +0.2 pp
2001 93.9 +0.2 pp
2000 93.7

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.