Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.3%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
162nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2024
All-time low
3.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone stood at 15.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 15.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 15.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.5% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 159 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
- 163 Togo 14.3% compare
- 164 Benin 11.8% compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone was 15.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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