People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in El Salvador

El Salvador: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 99.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2010
All-time low
99.4%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in El Salvador, 2010–2017

0204060801002010201320172010: 99.42011: 99.42012: 99.42013: 99.42014: 99.42015: 99.42016: 99.42017: 99.4

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 99.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

El Salvador ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4 in El Salvador, 2010 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2010 99.4%
2011 99.4% +0.0%
2012 99.4% +0.0%
2013 99.4% +0.0%
2014 99.4% +0.0%
2015 99.4% +0.0%
2016 99.4% +0.0%
2017 99.4% +0.0%

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  3. 24 Jordan 99.5% compare
  4. 26 Tunisia 99.4% compare
  5. 27 Montenegro 99.3% compare
  6. 28 North Macedonia 99.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in El Salvador?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in El Salvador was 99.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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