Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0058 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita 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 23.4% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0698 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 people per person, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 75th out of 171 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0698 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0689 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.068 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0644 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.061 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0576 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0543 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0509 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0473 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0438 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0404 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0372 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.034 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.031 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 people per person | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 people per person | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 people per person | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 people per person | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 people per person | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 people per person | -23.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0058 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 4.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0058 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0586 people per person | 0.0438 people per person | 0.0698 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0273 people per person | 0.0156 people per person | 0.0404 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0135 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0058 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0698 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 people per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.