Share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 99.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador is 99.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador peaked at 99.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.74, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 224 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.
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.74 | — |
| 2001 | 85.89 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.64 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 87.37 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.1 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 88.81 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 89.51 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.21 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.95 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.67 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.36 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.04 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.69 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.33 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.94 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.54 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.11 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.66 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.2 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.71 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.15 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.35 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.64 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.07 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.49 | 85.74 | 91.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.16 | 92.36 | 97.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.54 | 98.15 | 99.07 | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in El Salvador was 99.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.74 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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