Coastal protection in El Salvador
El Salvador: Coastal protection was 80.31 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
80.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 146 countries
All-time high
80.31
in 2020
All-time low
79.5
in 2018
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in El Salvador, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, coastal protection in El Salvador stood at 80.31. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in El Salvador peaked at 80.31 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.5, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 58th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Coastal protection in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 80.14 | — |
| 2013 | 80.14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.72 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.51 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.5 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.9 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 80.31 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.31 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 80.31 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.52, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 80.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.19, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.9 | 79.5 | 80.14 | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.31 | 80.31 | 80.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 55 Honduras 81.47 compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 80.9 compare
- 57 Philippines 80.75 compare
- 59 Palau 79.93 compare
- 60 Angola 79.49 compare
- 61 Seychelles 79.28 compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal protection in El Salvador?
- Coastal protection in El Salvador was 80.31 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.31 in 2020.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5 in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for coastal protection?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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