People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador
El Salvador: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0058 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador is 0.0058 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador peaked at 0.0826 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 people per person, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 106th of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0826 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0815 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0804 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0761 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.072 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0679 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0639 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0599 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0555 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0513 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0473 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0396 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.036 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0326 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0293 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0203 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 people per person | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.015 people per person | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 people per person | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 people per person | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 people per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 people per person | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0691 people per person | 0.0513 people per person | 0.0826 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0315 people per person | 0.0176 people per person | 0.0473 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.015 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in El Salvador was 0.0058 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0826 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 people per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- El Salvador ranks 106th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.