Costa Rica

Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Region
America
Country
Costa Rica
Population Size ('000)
4,253,037
GDP per capital (USD)
7419.02
Income per day (USD)
20.33
Urban Population (%)
64.30%
Rural Population (%)
35.70%
Average Household size
4

HEALTH

Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
23%
Number of people affected by HAP
978,199
Number of households affected by HAP
244,550
Number of deaths per year
200
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
no data
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
no data
Population using wood for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
12.60%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
33.60%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
52.70%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
1.10%

COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON

Percentage with access to improved water (%)
97%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
92%
Diarrhea deaths per year
100
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
200
Deaths per year from malaria
0
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
100
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
100
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
40

BUSINESS/MARKET

Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
low
Infrastructure strength score
3.62
Prevailance of lending institutions
no data
Number of borrowers
no data
Penetration of Credit Unions
20.13%
Ease of doing business score *
121
Lending interest rate
17.1 %
Starting business score *
122
Getting credit score *
98
Protecting investors score *
166
Trading across borders score *
73

GENDER

Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.7194
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.5787
Educational attainment score *
0.9954
Health and survival score *
0.9747
Political empowerment score *
0.3287
Percentage of girls in school
no data
Literacy rate of women (%)
96%

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Environmental problems
no data
Environmental considerations
no data
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
6.82

COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS

Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.863
Primary Fuel Used
Electricity
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
no data