Costa Rica - Access to safely managed sanitation services
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Costa Rica was 36.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 37.95 in 2000, while its lowest value was 36.37 in 2018.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.95 |
| 2001 | 37.87 |
| 2002 | 37.79 |
| 2003 | 37.71 |
| 2004 | 37.64 |
| 2005 | 37.56 |
| 2006 | 37.48 |
| 2007 | 37.40 |
| 2008 | 37.23 |
| 2009 | 37.13 |
| 2010 | 37.04 |
| 2011 | 36.95 |
| 2012 | 36.86 |
| 2013 | 36.77 |
| 2014 | 36.69 |
| 2015 | 36.60 |
| 2016 | 36.52 |
| 2017 | 36.44 |
| 2018 | 36.37 |
| 2019 | 36.41 |
| 2020 | 36.57 |
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Costa Rica was 28.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 39.47 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.69 in 2020.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.47 |
| 2001 | 39.12 |
| 2002 | 38.77 |
| 2003 | 38.41 |
| 2004 | 38.06 |
| 2005 | 37.71 |
| 2006 | 37.35 |
| 2007 | 37.00 |
| 2008 | 36.09 |
| 2009 | 35.21 |
| 2010 | 34.37 |
| 2011 | 33.55 |
| 2012 | 32.76 |
| 2013 | 32.05 |
| 2014 | 31.37 |
| 2015 | 30.72 |
| 2016 | 30.10 |
| 2017 | 29.52 |
| 2018 | 28.96 |
| 2019 | 28.82 |
| 2020 | 28.69 |
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Costa Rica was 30.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 38.85 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.20 in 2020.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.85 |
| 2001 | 38.63 |
| 2002 | 38.39 |
| 2003 | 38.16 |
| 2004 | 37.91 |
| 2005 | 37.65 |
| 2006 | 37.39 |
| 2007 | 37.13 |
| 2008 | 36.44 |
| 2009 | 35.78 |
| 2010 | 35.12 |
| 2011 | 34.47 |
| 2012 | 33.83 |
| 2013 | 33.23 |
| 2014 | 32.65 |
| 2015 | 32.08 |
| 2016 | 31.53 |
| 2017 | 31.00 |
| 2018 | 30.49 |
| 2019 | 30.33 |
| 2020 | 30.20 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
