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.
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 |
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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 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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