Sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities usage was 75,817 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 75,817 people for sanitation facilities usage 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 usage in El Salvador peaked at 480,237 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75,817 people, 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 usage in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 480,237 people | — |
| 2001 | 477,245 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 473,746 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 452,324 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 430,802 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 409,327 people | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 387,990 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 367,385 people | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 345,663 people | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 324,518 people | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 304,010 people | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 284,161 people | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 264,964 people | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 246,366 people | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 228,277 people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 210,614 people | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 193,446 people | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 176,767 people | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 160,528 people | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 144,783 people | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 129,848 people | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 115,606 people | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 101,887 people | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 88,663 people | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 75,817 people | -14.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 75,817 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 19.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 75,817 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 25.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414,924 people | 324,518 people | 480,237 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,392 people | 144,783 people | 304,010 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,364 people | 75,817 people | 129,848 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 68 Malaysia 110,515 people compare
- 69 East Timor 110,407 people compare
- 70 Sao Tome and Principe 78,551 people compare
- 72 Tajikistan 47,527 people compare
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 44,592 people compare
- 74 Kiribati 43,532 people 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 usage in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador was 75,817 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 480,237 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,817 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- El Salvador ranks 71st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.