Costa Rica Clean Water Access 2000-2023

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
  • Costa Rica clean water access for 2020 was 80.52%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Costa Rica clean water access for 2019 was 80.52%, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Costa Rica clean water access for 2018 was 80.53%, a 0.01% decline from 2017.
  • Costa Rica clean water access for 2017 was 80.53%, a 0.13% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
American Samoa 98.36%
Bulgaria 97.62%
Turkmenistan 94.83%
Belarus 94.61%
Iran 93.98%
Malaysia 93.82%
Kazakhstan 89.33%
Bosnia 88.87%
Azerbaijan 88.32%
Armenia 86.91%
Brazil 85.77%
Jordan 85.70%
Montenegro 85.07%
Romania 81.99%
Costa Rica 80.52%
North Macedonia 76.83%
Russia 76.10%
Serbia 75.04%
Colombia 73.01%
Algeria 72.38%
Albania 70.67%
Ecuador 66.83%
Paraguay 64.08%
Iraq 59.66%
Guatemala 55.83%
Suriname 55.76%
Peru 51.26%
Lebanon 47.70%
Samoa 46.23%
Mexico 43.03%
Tonga 29.50%
Costa Rica Clean Water Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 80.52% 0.00%
2019 80.52% 0.00%
2018 80.53% -0.01%
2017 80.53% 0.13%
2016 80.40% 0.16%
2015 80.24% 0.17%
2014 80.07% 0.18%
2013 79.89% 0.19%
2012 79.70% 0.21%
2011 79.50% 0.22%
2010 79.28% 0.23%
2009 79.05% 0.25%
2008 78.80% 0.26%
2007 78.54% 0.28%
2006 78.26% 0.29%
2005 77.97% 0.31%
2004 77.67% 0.32%
2003 77.35% 0.34%
2002 77.01% 0.35%
2001 76.66% 0.37%
2000 76.29% 0.37%