People using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.1289 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador is 0.1289 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador peaked at 502,449 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 185th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 502,449 people | — |
| 2001 | 500,093 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 470,857 people | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 441,445 people | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 411,991 people | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 382,655 people | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 353,548 people | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 325,262 people | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 296,399 people | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 268,172 people | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 240,627 people | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 213,775 people | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 187,596 people | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 162,038 people | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 137,038 people | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 112,551 people | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 88,630 people | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 65,284 people | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 42,514 people | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 20,369 people | -52.1% |
| 2020 | 2,719 people | -86.7% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1523 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1289 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 395,287 people | 268,172 people | 502,449 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,042 people | 20,369 people | 240,627 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 543.8 people | 0 people | 2,719 people | 5 |
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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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 57.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador?
- People using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador was 0.1289 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 502,449 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- El Salvador ranks 185th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.