Share rural basic handwashing in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share rural basic handwashing was 83.31 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 113 countries
All-time high
83.31
in 2020
All-time low
82.84
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 83.31 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Costa Rica peaked at 83.31 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.84, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share rural basic handwashing in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.84 | — |
| 2006 | 82.84 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.88 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.92 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.96 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.01 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.05 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.09 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.14 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.18 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.22 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.26 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.31 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.31 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 83.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.41, 98% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 83.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.93, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.84 | 82.84 | 82.84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.07 | 82.88 | 83.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.31 | 83.31 | 83.31 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Costa Rica?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Costa Rica was 83.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.31 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.84 in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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