Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 4.28 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.28 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 23.18 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.28 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.18 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 23.03 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 22.86 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21.83 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 20.79 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 19.76 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 18.73 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 17.73 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.68 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 15.66 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.67 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 13.71 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 12.79 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 11.89 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 11.02 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 10.16 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 9.34 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 8.53 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.75 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 6.99 people per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 6.27 people per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 5.58 people per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.92 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 4.28 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.28 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 35.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.28 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.03 people per square kilometre | 15.66 people per square kilometre | 23.18 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.68 people per square kilometre | 6.99 people per square kilometre | 14.67 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 people per square kilometre | 4.28 people per square kilometre | 6.27 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 53 Sudan 4.81 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Somalia 4.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Yemen 4.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 4.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Honduras 3.71 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 3.56 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 4.28 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.18 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.