Share living with less than 1 int per day in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 0.0769 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than 1 int per day in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0769 for share living with less than 1 int per day in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than 1 int per day in Costa Rica peaked at 8.86 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0769, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living with less than 1 int per day in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.86 | — |
| 1986 | 4.64 | -47.7% |
| 1989 | 4.89 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 4.64 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 4.52 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.94 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 3.95 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.03 | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 3.09 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.33 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 2.46 | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 1.93 | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 2.33 | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 2.47 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.68 | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 1.79 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.53 | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6608 | -48.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8978 | +35.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5017 | -44.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6986 | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8362 | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.558 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4492 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4271 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3931 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4042 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4581 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3217 | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2759 | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.376 | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2348 | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6295 | +168.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2418 | -61.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2591 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1463 | -43.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0947 | -35.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0769 | -18.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0769 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1164, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0769 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1998, 38% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share living with less than 1 int per day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +168.1% | 0.2348 | 0.6295 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.13 | 4.64 | 8.86 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.32 | 1.93 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 0.5017 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3898 | 0.2348 | 0.558 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2414 | 0.0769 | 0.6295 | 6 |
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 share living with less than 1 int per day in Costa Rica?
- Share living with less than 1 int per day in Costa Rica was 0.0769 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 in 1981.
- What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0769 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share living with less than 1 int per day rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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