People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 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 rural population.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 77.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in El Salvador peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 171 countries on this measure, 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, rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.2% | — |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.1% | 71.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 73.8% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 76.3% | 77.1% | 5 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in El Salvador?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in El Salvador was 77.1% 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, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.