Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.012 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in El Salvador is 0.012 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0808 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.012 people per person, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 78th of 214 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, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0808 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.08 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0791 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0754 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0717 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0682 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0646 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0611 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0573 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0537 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0501 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0467 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0433 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0401 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.037 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0341 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0312 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0258 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0233 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0208 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 people per person | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.012 people per person | -14.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.012 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.012 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0692 people per person | 0.0537 people per person | 0.0808 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 people per person | 0.0233 people per person | 0.0501 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 people per person | 0.012 people per person | 0.0208 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, per capita in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in El Salvador was 0.012 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0808 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 people per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.