Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic was 22.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador is 22.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador peaked at 46.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33.7% | — |
| 1993 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -44.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 22.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -44.6% | 40.3% | 22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.0% | 33.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.0% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 22.3% | 46.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in El Salvador was 22.3% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.