Population using at least basic drinking-water services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 80.4% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in El Salvador peaked at 80.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 121st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 80.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 80.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 64.8% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 63.3% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.6% | 80.4% | 5 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in El Salvador?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in El Salvador was 80.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- El Salvador ranks 121st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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