Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Costa Rica

Access to clean water in Costa Rica in 2024 — 99.8%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.2 pp.

2024 99.8% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 57of 202
Period maximum 99.8%2024
Period minimum 94.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Costa Rica, 2000–20249496981002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 94.7%2001: 95.1%2002: 95.5%2003: 95.8%2004: 96.2%2005: 96.5%2006: 96.9%2007: 97.2%2008: 97.5%2009: 97.8%2010: 98%2011: 98.2%2012: 98.5%2013: 98.7%2014: 98.9%2015: 99.1%2016: 99.3%2017: 99.5%2018: 99.7%2019: 99.8%2020: 99.8%2021: 99.8%2022: 99.8%2023: 99.8%2024: 99.8%
Change over the period: +5.2 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica 99.8%
World 91.5%
Central America computed 98.2%
Access to clean water — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.8 +0 pp
2023 99.8 +0 pp
2022 99.8 +0 pp
2021 99.8 +0 pp
2020 99.8 +0 pp
2019 99.8 +0.1 pp
2018 99.7 +0.2 pp
2017 99.5 +0.2 pp
2016 99.3 +0.2 pp
2015 99.1 +0.2 pp
2014 98.9 +0.2 pp
2013 98.7 +0.2 pp
2012 98.5 +0.2 pp
2011 98.2 +0.2 pp
2010 98 +0.2 pp
2009 97.8 +0.3 pp
2008 97.5 +0.3 pp
2007 97.2 +0.3 pp
2006 96.9 +0.3 pp
2005 96.5 +0.3 pp
2004 96.2 +0.4 pp
2003 95.8 +0.4 pp
2002 95.5 +0.4 pp
2001 95.1 +0.4 pp
2000 94.7

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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