People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 28.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in El Salvador stood at 28.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in El Salvador peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 28.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 28.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.8%, 65% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 30.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in El Salvador?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in El Salvador was 28.9% 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, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.