Sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sanitation facilities usage was 36.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador stood at 36.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 42.6% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 104 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 108 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 110 Mozambique 33.9% compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador?
- Sanitation facilities usage in El Salvador was 36.0% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.