Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 57.0% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sierra Leone peaked at 57.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 154th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 26.5% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 38.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 51.6% | 57.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sierra Leone?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sierra Leone was 57.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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