Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 72.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador stood at 72.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador peaked at 72.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 70th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.1% | — |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 46.1% | 54.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 55.2% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 46.1% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 41.3% | 72.8% | 3 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in El Salvador was 72.8% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.