Population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 58.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador stood at 58.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador peaked at 64.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 58.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 58.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 59.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.3% | 59.5% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador was 58.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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