People not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 75,817 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved 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
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador stood at 75,817 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador peaked at 594,756 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75,817 people, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 511,267 people | 394,128 people | 594,756 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 257,573 people | 156,780 people | 367,345 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,948 people | 75,817 people | 139,218 people | 5 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador was 75,817 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 594,756 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,817 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.