Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0002 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0002 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and down 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0048 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 people per person, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0048 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0044 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.003 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.001 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 people per person | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 people per person | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 people per person | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 people per person | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 people per person | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 people per person | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 people per person | -30.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0002 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 95 Montenegro 0.0004 people per person compare
- 96 Serbia 0.0003 people per person compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 0.0003 people per person compare
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0001 people per person compare
- 100 Armenia 0.0001 people per person compare
- 101 Jordan 0.0001 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0002 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 people per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.