People in rural areas not using an improved water source in El Salvador
El Salvador: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 58,759 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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
El Salvador recorded 58,759 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in El Salvador peaked at 723,954 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,759 people, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 93rd out of 178 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 | 581,870 people | 416,334 people | 723,954 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,833 people | 112,888 people | 380,535 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,242 people | 58,759 people | 92,720 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in El Salvador?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in El Salvador was 58,759 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 723,954 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,759 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. 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.