Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0578 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0578 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2262 people per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 80th of 182 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2256 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2262 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.226 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.225 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2232 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2178 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.214 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2097 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2046 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1987 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1921 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1847 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1766 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1677 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1581 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1478 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1368 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1252 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1129 people per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1 people per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0863 people per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0723 people per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0578 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2193 people per square kilometre | 0.2046 people per square kilometre | 0.2262 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1601 people per square kilometre | 0.1129 people per square kilometre | 0.1987 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0791 people per square kilometre | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | 0.1 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 77 Samoa 0.0602 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Belize 0.0592 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 0.0587 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Jordan 0.0568 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Croatia 0.0544 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.0466 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0578 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2262 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.