People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 36,926 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas 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
El Salvador recorded 36,926 people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador peaked at 491,127 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36,926 people, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 491,127 people | — |
| 2001 | 486,542 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 481,434 people | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 456,780 people | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 432,139 people | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 407,677 people | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 383,485 people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 360,020 people | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 334,811 people | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 310,391 people | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 286,811 people | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 264,086 people | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 242,207 people | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 221,126 people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 200,755 people | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 181,023 people | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 162,022 people | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 143,747 people | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 126,157 people | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 109,314 people | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 93,417 people | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 78,339 people | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 63,936 people | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 50,160 people | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 36,926 people | -26.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 36,926 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902 people, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 36,926 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33,929 people, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414,441 people | 310,391 people | 491,127 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 193,725 people | 109,314 people | 286,811 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,555 people | 36,926 people | 93,417 people | 5 |
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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 in El Salvador?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in El Salvador was 36,926 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 491,127 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,926 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.