People using at least basic sanitation facilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 5.58 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation facilities 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 5.58 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in El Salvador peaked at 5.58 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.79 million people, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 104th of 232 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.
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.79 million people | — |
| 2001 | 4.82 million people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.84 million people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.87 million people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.89 million people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.91 million people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.93 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.96 million people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.00 million people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.04 million people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.08 million people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.12 million people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.16 million people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.20 million people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.24 million people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.28 million people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.32 million people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.35 million people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.38 million people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.40 million people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.42 million people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.46 million people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.50 million people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.54 million people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.58 million people | +0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.58 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.56 million people, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.58 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.60 million people, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.90 million people | 4.79 million people | 5.04 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 million people | 5.08 million people | 5.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.50 million people | 5.42 million people | 5.58 million people | 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities in El Salvador?
- People using at least basic sanitation facilities in El Salvador was 5.58 million 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 using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 million people in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.