1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in El Salvador

El Salvador: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 87.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
87.55
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 200 countries
All-time high
87.55
in 2022
All-time low
80.57
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in El Salvador, 2000–2022

0204060802000201120222000: 80.62001: 80.72002: 80.82003: 81.12004: 81.52005: 81.92006: 82.22007: 82.62008: 832009: 83.42010: 83.82011: 84.12012: 84.52013: 84.82014: 85.22015: 85.52016: 85.92017: 86.22018: 86.52019: 86.82020: 87.12021: 87.42022: 87.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 87.55 for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in El Salvador peaked at 87.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.57, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 116th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 80.57
2001 80.66 +0.1%
2002 80.75 +0.1%
2003 81.13 +0.5%
2004 81.5 +0.5%
2005 81.87 +0.4%
2006 82.23 +0.4%
2007 82.58 +0.4%
2008 82.98 +0.5%
2009 83.37 +0.5%
2010 83.75 +0.5%
2011 84.13 +0.4%
2012 84.49 +0.4%
2013 84.85 +0.4%
2014 85.2 +0.4%
2015 85.54 +0.4%
2016 85.87 +0.4%
2017 86.2 +0.4%
2018 86.51 +0.4%
2019 86.82 +0.4%
2020 87.12 +0.3%
2021 87.39 +0.3%
2022 87.55 +0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 87.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.16, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 87.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.49, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.77 80.57 83.37 10
2010s 85.34 83.75 86.82 10
2020s 87.36 87.12 87.55 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 113 Romania 88.28 compare
  2. 114 Belize 88.25 compare
  3. 115 Indonesia 88.16 compare
  4. 117 Morocco 87.52 compare
  5. 118 Jamaica 86.55 compare
  6. 119 Georgia 86.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in El Salvador?
1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in El Salvador was 87.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 87.55 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 80.57 in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
El Salvador ranks 116th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,476 data points, 2000–2022
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