Drinking water services in rural areas in El Salvador
El Salvador: Drinking water services in rural areas was 58,759 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 58,759 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in El Salvador peaked at 323,455 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,759 people, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 273,587 people | 214,973 people | 323,455 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,769 people | 102,002 people | 201,892 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,242 people | 58,759 people | 92,720 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 66 North Korea 68,600 people compare
- 67 East Timor 68,246 people compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 66,635 people compare
- 70 Iran 55,235 people compare
- 71 Panama 46,333 people compare
- 72 Gabon 42,046 people 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 drinking water services in rural areas in El Salvador?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in El Salvador was 58,759 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 323,455 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,759 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.