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

98.92percent · 2024+1.2% 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
202498.922
202398.808
202298.695
202198.581
202098.468
201998.355
201898.241
201798.128
201698.015
201597.902
201497.789
201397.676
201297.563
201197.45
201097.337
200997.225
200897.112
200797.057
200697.001
200596.946
200496.89
200396.835
200296.78
200196.724
200096.669

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

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