Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador is 1.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador peaked at 8.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 213 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 5 |
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 proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in El Salvador was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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