Number without basic handwashing in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number without basic handwashing was 745,297 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in El Salvador, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 745,297 for number without basic handwashing 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, number without basic handwashing in El Salvador peaked at 745,297 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 557,055, 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.
Number without basic handwashing in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 565,083 | — |
| 2009 | 562,848 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 560,723 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 558,788 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 557,055 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 570,711 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 585,107 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 599,982 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 615,326 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 631,016 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 646,774 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 662,811 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 680,553 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 699,929 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 720,377 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 742,058 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 745,297 | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 745,297 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 745,297 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563,966 | 562,848 | 565,083 | 2 |
| 2010s | 598,829 | 557,055 | 662,811 | 10 |
| 2020s | 717,643 | 680,553 | 745,297 | 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 number without basic handwashing in El Salvador?
- Number without basic handwashing in El Salvador was 745,297 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 745,297 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,055 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for number without basic handwashing?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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