Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0006 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0006 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0077 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 people per person, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 114th of 214 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0077 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0073 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.007 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.004 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 people per person | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 people per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 people per person | -27.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0006 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -27.4% | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0006 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0006 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 people per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.