People without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador

El Salvador: People without clean cooking fuels region was 889,859 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
889,859
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
88th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.56 million
in 2000
All-time low
889,859
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador, 2000–2016

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2000200820162000: 2.6M2001: 2.4M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.2M2004: 2.0M2005: 1.9M2006: 1.8M2007: 1.7M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.5M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.0M2015: 967.1k2016: 889.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2016, people without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador stood at 889,859. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador peaked at 2.56 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 889,859, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

People without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for People without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 2.56 million —
2001 2.43 million -5.2%
2002 2.30 million -5.4%
2003 2.17 million -5.6%
2004 2.04 million -5.8%
2005 1.93 million -5.4%
2006 1.81 million -6.4%
2007 1.69 million -6.4%
2008 1.58 million -6.4%
2009 1.49 million -5.8%
2010 1.38 million -7.5%
2011 1.29 million -6.2%
2012 1.21 million -6.7%
2013 1.11 million -8.4%
2014 1.04 million -6.2%
2015 967,111 -6.8%
2016 889,859 -8.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 889,859 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 752,376, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 889,859 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 697,446, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.00 million 1.49 million 2.56 million 10
2010s 1.13 million 889,859 1.38 million 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 85 Malaysia 1.14 million compare
  2. 86 East Timor 1.13 million compare
  3. 87 Dominican Republic 997,143 compare
  4. 89 Iraq 867,672 compare
  5. 90 Kazakhstan 829,203 compare
  6. 91 Georgia 827,879 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador?
People without clean cooking fuels region in El Salvador was 889,859 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.56 million in 2000.
What is the lowest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 889,859 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for people without clean cooking fuels region?
El Salvador ranks 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean cooking fuels region rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without clean cooking fuels region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without clean cooking fuels region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
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