Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 12.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador is 12.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador peaked at 13.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 86th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in El Salvador was 12.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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