People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural was 93.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
93.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 97 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 2010
All-time low
93.6%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017

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

0204060801002010201320172010: 93.62011: 93.62012: 93.62013: 93.62014: 93.62015: 93.62016: 93.62017: 93.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in El Salvador is 93.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

El Salvador ranks 35th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in El Salvador, 2010 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2010 93.6% —
2011 93.6% +0.0%
2012 93.6% +0.0%
2013 93.6% +0.0%
2014 93.6% +0.0%
2015 93.6% +0.0%
2016 93.6% +0.0%
2017 93.6% +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 93.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.6%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 93.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 32 Guatemala 95.3% compare
  2. 33 Jamaica 93.7% compare
  3. 34 Pakistan 93.7% compare
  4. 36 Iraq 93.5% compare
  5. 37 Algeria 93.0% compare
  6. 38 Bolivia 93.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in El Salvador?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in El Salvador was 93.6% 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, rural (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
El Salvador ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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