Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 88.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador is 88.04, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion 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.
El Salvador ranks 150th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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 |
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More population data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 120 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador was 88.04 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion 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 proportion 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 proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion 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 Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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