People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.9778 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9778 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 3.59 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9778 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 214 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, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.59 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.48 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.35 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.23 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.11 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.98 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.86 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.74 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.61 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.38 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.26 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.14 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.03 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.91 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.59 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.49 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.38 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.28 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9778 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9778 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 18.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9778 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 people per square kilometre | 2.5 people per square kilometre | 3.59 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 people per square kilometre | 1.38 people per square kilometre | 2.38 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 0.9778 people per square kilometre | 1.28 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 119 Tunisia 0.9935 people per square kilometre compare
- 120 Jordan 0.9894 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Lithuania 0.9867 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.9574 people per square kilometre compare
- 124 Croatia 0.9369 people per square kilometre compare
- 125 Montenegro 0.9035 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.9778 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9778 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.