Costa Rica
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 51,060 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 35% agriculture, 59% forest and 6% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 5,180,829 people (2022)
- Population density: 100 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 79% lives in urban areas and 19% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 101,388,865,781 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 19,570 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 68% from services and 21% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Costa Rica
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Costa Rica, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Costa Rica, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Costa Rica, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Costa Rica, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Costa Rica (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Costa Rica, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Costa Rica (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Costa Rica, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,926 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 23,033 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 651 m3 per capita (2015)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Costa Rica, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Costa Rica, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Costa Rica, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Costa Rica, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Costa Rica, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Costa Rica, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Costa Rica in 2021, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.