Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 97.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
97.8
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
91st
of 189 countries
All-time high
97.8
in 2023
All-time low
82.6
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in El Salvador, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 82.62001: 84.22002: 85.62003: 87.12004: 882005: 89.22006: 90.12007: 91.12008: 91.82009: 92.52010: 93.32011: 93.92012: 94.42013: 94.82014: 95.42015: 95.82016: 96.22017: 96.42018: 96.72019: 972020: 97.12021: 97.32022: 97.62023: 97.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in El Salvador stood at 97.8. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in El Salvador peaked at 97.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.6, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in El Salvador, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 82.6 —
2001 84.2 +1.9%
2002 85.6 +1.7%
2003 87.1 +1.8%
2004 88 +1.0%
2005 89.2 +1.4%
2006 90.1 +1.0%
2007 91.1 +1.1%
2008 91.8 +0.8%
2009 92.5 +0.8%
2010 93.3 +0.9%
2011 93.9 +0.6%
2012 94.4 +0.5%
2013 94.8 +0.4%
2014 95.4 +0.6%
2015 95.8 +0.4%
2016 96.2 +0.4%
2017 96.4 +0.2%
2018 96.7 +0.3%
2019 97 +0.3%
2020 97.1 +0.1%
2021 97.3 +0.2%
2022 97.6 +0.3%
2023 97.8 +0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 97.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 97.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.22 82.6 92.5 10
2010s 95.39 93.3 97 10
2020s 97.45 97.1 97.8 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 88 Bhutan 98.1 compare
  2. 89 Suriname 98 compare
  3. 90 Georgia 97.9 compare
  4. 92 Kazakhstan 97.7 compare
  5. 93 Peru 97.5 compare
  6. 94 Cuba 97.3 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in El Salvador?
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in El Salvador was 97.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 97.8 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 82.6 in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
El Salvador ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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