Access to handwashing facilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: Access to handwashing facilities was 88.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to handwashing facilities in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 88.2% for access to handwashing facilities in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in El Salvador peaked at 90.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 34th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to handwashing facilities in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 90.3% | — |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.8% | 89.3% | 90.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 89.1% | 5 |
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More population data for El Salvador
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2367 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in El Salvador?
- Access to handwashing facilities in El Salvador was 88.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to handwashing facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.