Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 88.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.04
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
144th
of 225 countries
All-time high
88.04
in 2024
All-time low
80.6
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 80.62001: 80.72002: 80.82003: 81.12004: 81.52005: 81.82006: 82.22007: 82.52008: 82.92009: 83.32010: 83.62011: 842012: 84.42013: 84.72014: 85.12015: 85.42016: 85.82017: 86.12018: 86.52019: 86.72020: 872021: 87.32022: 87.52023: 87.82024: 88

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador stood at 88.04. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador peaked at 88.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 144th out of 225 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.

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  1. 141 Lao People's Democratic Republic 88.73 compare
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  5. 146 Honduras 87.67 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in El Salvador was 88.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 88.04 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 80.6 in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
El Salvador ranks 144th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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