Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 4.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in El Salvador stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in El Salvador peaked at 20.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 108th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.2% | — |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -50.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.4%, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 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 | -50.1% | 9.8% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 17.4% | 20.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 4.9% | 12.4% | 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, industry in El Salvador?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in El Salvador was 4.9% 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, industry recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, industry (% 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 industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.