People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador stood at 88.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6% | — |
| 2001 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 88.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 88.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 80.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in El Salvador was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.