Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0061 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0061 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0112 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 people per person, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 41st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.011 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0111 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.011 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.01 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 people per person | -4.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0061 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 49.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0061 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person, 5.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0106 people per person | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0112 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 people per person | 0.0076 people per person | 0.0097 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0073 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 urban areas, per capita in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0061 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 people per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.