Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 9.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone stood at 9.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 77th out of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +4.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 9.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.4%, 93% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 9.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Sierra Leone was 9.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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