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Costa Rica: People using at least basic sanitation services

98.79percent · 2024+2.0% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Costa Rica from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202498.789
202398.618
202298.443
202198.265
202098.082
201997.895
201897.703
201797.505
201697.301
201597.091
201496.874
201396.649
201296.417
201196.177
201095.927
200995.67
200895.405
200795.214
200695.016
200594.811
200494.6
200394.381
200294.156
200193.924
200093.685

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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