People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -9.85 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica is -9.85 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at -3.22 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -9.85 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -3.46 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2003 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2004 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2005 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2006 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2007 | -4.31 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2008 | -4.44 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2009 | -4.58 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2010 | -4.82 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2012 | -5.16 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2013 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2014 | -5.53 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2015 | -5.72 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2016 | -5.97 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2017 | -6.26 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -6.56 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2019 | -6.93 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2020 | -7.43 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2021 | -8.01 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2022 | -8.58 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2023 | -9.14 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2024 | -9.85 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -9.85 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 38.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -9.85 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1 % change on previous year, 4.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.96 % change on previous year | -4.58 % change on previous year | -3.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -5.73 % change on previous year | -6.93 % change on previous year | -4.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.6 % change on previous year | -9.85 % change on previous year | -7.43 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 155 Brazil -8.03 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Honduras -8.15 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Argentina -8.68 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Cuba -10.39 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Belarus -10.72 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Philippines -11.82 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -9.85 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -3.22 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.85 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.