Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.085 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.085 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5941 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.085 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 109th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5941 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.5752 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5554 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5347 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5135 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4922 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4705 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4486 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4046 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3822 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3595 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3369 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3143 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2916 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2689 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2462 people per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2234 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2006 people per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1777 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1545 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.108 people per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | -21.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.085 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5015 people per square kilometre | 0.4046 people per square kilometre | 0.5941 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2801 people per square kilometre | 0.1777 people per square kilometre | 0.3822 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1197 people per square kilometre | 0.085 people per square kilometre | 0.1545 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 106 Samoa 0.1181 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mongolia 0.1049 people per square kilometre compare
- 108 Belize 0.1007 people per square kilometre compare
- 110 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 112 Jordan 0.0727 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, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.085 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5941 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.085 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.