People without basic handwashing facilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: People without basic handwashing facilities was 745,297 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in El Salvador, 2008–2024
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 745,297 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in El Salvador peaked at 745,297 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 557,055 people, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563,966 people | 562,848 people | 565,083 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 598,829 people | 557,055 people | 662,811 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 717,643 people | 680,553 people | 745,297 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- 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 without basic handwashing facilities in El Salvador?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in El Salvador was 745,297 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 745,297 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,055 people in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.