Costa Rica

Safe drinking water in Costa Rica

Safe drinking water in Costa Rica: 76.4% in 2000 and 80.5% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
80.5%
Since 2000
+4.1 percentage points
Rank, 2022
70 of 135
counting from the highest
World, 2022
72.9%
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in Costa RicaSafe drinking water in Costa Rica: 76.4% in 2000 and 80.5% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. The highest was 80.5% in 2018, the lowest 76.4% in 2000.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 80.5% in 2018, the lowest 76.4% in 2000.

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearCosta RicaWorld
202280.572.9
202180.572.5
202080.572.3
201980.571.7
201880.571
201780.470.4
201680.369.7
201580.269.1
20148068.4
201379.867.7
201279.667.1
201179.466.4
201079.265.9
20097965.4
200878.864.9
200778.564.6
200678.364
20057863.7
200477.763
200377.462.4
200277.161.8
200176.861.1
200076.460.8

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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