Population using safely managed sanitation services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Sierra Leone is 10.8%, measured in 2024. 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 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd out of 99 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 sanitation services in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 10.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 10.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 89 Papua New Guinea 14.4% compare
- 90 Togo 11.4% compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 93 Benin 10.7% compare
- 94 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 95 Niger 6.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services in Sierra Leone?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Sierra Leone was 10.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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