Basic sanitation access in El Salvador
88.0% of people in El Salvador used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
El Salvador, 2024
88.0%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
121st of 193
Basic sanitation access in El Salvador over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.0% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 80.7% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 87.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 85.1%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, El Salvador has the 121st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.