Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 99.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador is 99.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador peaked at 99.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.74, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 110th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 88.49 | 85.74 | 91.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.16 | 92.36 | 97.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.54 | 98.15 | 99.07 | 5 |
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More population data for El Salvador
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.855 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.3466 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 120 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in El Salvador was 99.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.74 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- El Salvador ranks 110th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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