Water Use Efficiency in El Salvador
El Salvador: Water Use Efficiency was 11.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water Use Efficiency in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in El Salvador is 11.78, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in El Salvador peaked at 23.57 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.66, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 112th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 10.02 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 9.36 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 8.71 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.12 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 7.66 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.32 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 8.79 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.48 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 9.91 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 10.53 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.45 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 12.61 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 13.83 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 14.99 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 17.73 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 19.24 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 21.26 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 23.57 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 23.26 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.63 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 11.99 | -44.6% |
| 2023 | 11.78 | -1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.91, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.57, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water Use Efficiency in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -44.6% | 21.63 | 11.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.14 | 7.66 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 | 10.53 | 23.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.16 | 11.78 | 23.26 | 4 |
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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 water use efficiency in El Salvador?
- Water use efficiency in El Salvador was 11.78 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.57 in 2019.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for water use efficiency?
- El Salvador ranks 112th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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