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

El Salvador: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 urban was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2010
All-time low
99.9%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017

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

0204060801002010201320172010: 99.92011: 99.92012: 99.92013: 99.92014: 99.92015: 99.92016: 99.92017: 99.9

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 99.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places El Salvador 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in El Salvador, 2010 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2010 99.9% —
2011 99.9% +0.0%
2012 99.9% +0.0%
2013 99.9% +0.0%
2014 99.9% +0.0%
2015 99.9% +0.0%
2016 99.9% +0.0%
2017 99.9% +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 99.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 10 Vietnam 100.0% compare
  2. 11 Mexico 100.0% compare
  3. 12 Egypt 100.0% compare
  4. 14 Bolivia 99.9% compare
  5. 15 Panama 99.9% compare
  6. 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in El Salvador?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in El Salvador was 99.9% 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, urban (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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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