Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 24.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sierra Leone is 24.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sierra Leone peaked at 24.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 218th of 230 countries on this measure, 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 | 9.5% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.0% | 24.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Sierra Leone was 24.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Sierra Leone ranks 218th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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