Access to basic services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to basic services was 98.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
137th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
69.61
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to basic services in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to basic services in El Salvador stood at 98.7.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in El Salvador peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.61, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to basic services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.61 | — |
| 1992 | 75.33 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 76.28 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.22 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 77 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.88 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.03 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 81.64 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 79.13 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 84.5 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 87.1 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 87.5 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.4 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.2 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.7 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.8 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.7 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 97.9 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 100 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 98.7 | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 98.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 98.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.12 | 69.61 | 81.64 | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.34 | 84.5 | 91.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.06 | 91.6 | 97.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.92 | 97.9 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in El Salvador?
- Access to basic services in El Salvador was 98.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.61 in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to basic services?
- El Salvador ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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