Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 88.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 88.04 for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador peaked at 88.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6 | — |
| 2001 | 80.69 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.78 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.13 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.48 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.82 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.16 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.5 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.89 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.27 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.65 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.02 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.38 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.74 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.45 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.79 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.13 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.46 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.74 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.01 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.28 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.54 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.79 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.04 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.73 | 80.6 | 83.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.24 | 83.65 | 86.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.53 | 87.01 | 88.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7 compare
- 25 Montserrat 89.41 compare
- 26 Panama 89.05 compare
- 28 Honduras 87.67 compare
- 29 Belize 84.3 compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 83.36 compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.855 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.3466 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.3944 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador was 88.04 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- El Salvador ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services - SDG 1.4.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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