People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 36.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed 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 safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador stood at 36.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 36.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 68% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 36.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 42.6% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 100 Djibouti 39.7% compare
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 104 Kenya 35.8% compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 34.7% compare
- 106 Mozambique 33.9% compare
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)
- 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 safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in El Salvador was 36.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.