People not using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: People not using improved drinking water sources was 58,760 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador is 58,760 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.4% on the previous year and down 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador peaked at 847,319 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,760 people, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 690,157 people | 504,084 people | 847,319 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,420 people | 142,371 people | 463,440 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,369 people | 58,760 people | 115,239 people | 5 |
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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 people not using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador was 58,760 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 847,319 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,760 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.