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Costa Rica: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

98.13percent · 2024+4.4% 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
202498.131
202397.713
202297.295
202196.879
202096.463
201996.048
201895.633
201795.22
201694.807
201594.396
201493.985
201393.574
201293.165
201192.756
201092.348
200991.941
200891.535
200791.266
200690.997
200590.728
200490.459
200390.189
200289.92
200189.651
200089.382

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, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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