Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 58.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador stood at 58.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador peaked at 64.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 36th of 100 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.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 59.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.3% | 59.5% | 5 |
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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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador was 58.3% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. 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.