Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 10.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sierra Leone stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 150 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 | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -8.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -22.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Sierra Leone was 10.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Sierra Leone ranks 147th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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