Annual freshwater withdrawals in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 1.94 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.94 billion
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
90th
of 181 countries
All-time high
2.12 billion
in 2005
All-time low
728.90 million
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2022
Annual freshwater withdrawals in El Salvador, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals in El Salvador stood at 1.94 billion.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in El Salvador peaked at 2.12 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, 728.90 million, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 90th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 billion | 728.90 million | 1.29 billion | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.88 billion | 1.38 billion | 2.12 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion | 1.97 billion | 2.07 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion | 1.94 billion | 1.96 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 87 Montenegro 2.21 billion compare
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- 89 North Macedonia 2.17 billion compare
- 91 Lebanon 1.81 billion compare
- 92 Switzerland 1.70 billion compare
- 93 Ireland 1.67 billion compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in El Salvador?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in El Salvador was 1.94 billion in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 728.90 million in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- El Salvador ranks 90th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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