Municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador
El Salvador: Municipal water withdrawal was 530.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
530.00 million cubic meters
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
80th
of 183 countries
All-time high
530.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
All-time low
246.00 million cubic meters
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador is 530.00 million cubic meters, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador peaked at 530.00 million cubic meters in 2023 and was at its lowest, 246.00 million cubic meters, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 246.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 262.62 million cubic meters | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 279.25 million cubic meters | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 295.88 million cubic meters | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 312.50 million cubic meters | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 329.12 million cubic meters | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 345.75 million cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 362.38 million cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 379.00 million cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 398.00 million cubic meters | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 417.00 million cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 436.00 million cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 455.00 million cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 474.00 million cubic meters | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 462.49 million cubic meters | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 450.98 million cubic meters | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 439.46 million cubic meters | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 427.95 million cubic meters | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 416.44 million cubic meters | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 404.93 million cubic meters | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 393.42 million cubic meters | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 381.90 million cubic meters | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 370.39 million cubic meters | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 377.70 million cubic meters | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 376.10 million cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 388.70 million cubic meters | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 385.80 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 389.10 million cubic meters | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 403.81 million cubic meters | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 418.52 million cubic meters | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 433.23 million cubic meters | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 530.00 million cubic meters | +22.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 530.00 million cubic meters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 530.00 million cubic meters is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304.19 million cubic meters | 246.00 million cubic meters | 362.38 million cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 433.99 million cubic meters | 379.00 million cubic meters | 474.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.45 million cubic meters | 370.39 million cubic meters | 416.44 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 446.39 million cubic meters | 403.81 million cubic meters | 530.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9805 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador?
- Municipal water withdrawal in El Salvador was 530.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 530.00 million cubic meters in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 246.00 million cubic meters in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.