Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador
El Salvador: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 22.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 44.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador peaked at 46.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33.7% | — |
| 1993 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.0% | 33.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.0% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 22.3% | 46.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador was 22.3% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).