Sanitation facilities coverage in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities coverage was 75,817 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
75,817
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
71st
of 232 countries
All-time high
480,237
in 2000
All-time low
75,817
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 75,817 for sanitation facilities coverage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in El Salvador peaked at 480,237 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75,817, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 71st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities coverage in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 480,237 | — |
| 2001 | 477,245 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 473,746 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 452,324 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 430,802 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 409,327 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 387,990 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 367,385 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 345,663 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 324,518 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 304,010 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 284,161 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 264,964 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 246,366 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 228,277 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 210,614 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 193,446 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 176,767 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 160,528 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 144,783 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 129,848 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 115,606 | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 101,887 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 88,663 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 75,817 | -14.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 75,817 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951, 19.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 75,817 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936, 25.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414,924 | 324,518 | 480,237 | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,392 | 144,783 | 304,010 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,364 | 75,817 | 129,848 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 68 Malaysia 110,515 compare
- 69 East Timor 110,407 compare
- 70 Sao Tome and Principe 78,551 compare
- 72 Tajikistan 47,527 compare
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 44,592 compare
- 74 Kiribati 43,532 compare
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 sanitation facilities coverage in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in El Salvador was 75,817 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 480,237 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,817 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities coverage?
- El Salvador ranks 71st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. 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 Sanitation facilities coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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