Share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share rural basic handwashing was 88 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 113 countries
All-time high
88
in 2023
All-time low
85.89
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador stood at 88. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador peaked at 88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.89, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 85.89 | — |
| 2009 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.08 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.27 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.47 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.66 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.85 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.04 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.23 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.43 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.62 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.81 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.32, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.93, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.89 | 85.89 | 85.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.43 | 85.89 | 87.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.77 | 87.43 | 88 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador?
- Share rural basic handwashing in El Salvador was 88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.89 in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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