Natural disasters people affected in El Salvador

El Salvador: Natural disasters people affected was 114,457 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
114,457
Change on year
down 57.9%
World rank
45th
of 78 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2001
All-time low
0
in 1994
Years of data
8
1994–2019

Natural disasters people affected in El Salvador, 1994–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1994200620191994: 01998: 02001: 400.0k2009: 02015: 300.3k2016: 399.7k2018: 272.2k2019: 114.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, natural disasters people affected in El Salvador stood at 114,457.

The figure is down 57.9% on the previous year and down 61.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, natural disasters people affected in El Salvador peaked at 400,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.

El Salvador ranks 45th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Natural disasters people affected in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Natural disasters people affected in El Salvador, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 0 —
1998 0 —
2001 400,000 —
2009 0 -100.0%
2015 300,312 —
2016 399,688 +33.1%
2018 272,153 -31.9%
2019 114,457 -57.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 114,457 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,093, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 114,457 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,700, 9.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 0 0 2
2000s 200,000 0 400,000 2
2010s 271,652 114,457 399,688 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 42 Eswatini 231,429 compare
  2. 43 Rwanda 207,134 compare
  3. 44 Djibouti 192,168 compare
  4. 46 Morocco 106,509 compare
  5. 47 Cuba 100,000 compare
  6. 48 Nicaragua 88,816 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural disasters people affected in El Salvador?
Natural disasters people affected in El Salvador was 114,457 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural disasters people affected recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2001.
What is the lowest natural disasters people affected recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
How does El Salvador rank for natural disasters people affected?
El Salvador ranks 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural disasters people affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural disasters people affected
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,204 data points, 1900–2025
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