Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 75.57 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sierra Leone is 75.57, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sierra Leone peaked at 75.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.45, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 214th out of 224 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.13 | 47.45 | 57.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3 | 58.84 | 69.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.23 | 70.88 | 75.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 211 United Republic of Tanzania 77.44 compare
- 212 Benin 77.02 compare
- 213 Guinea-Bissau 76.7 compare
- 215 Mozambique 75.27 compare
- 216 Kenya 74.37 compare
- 217 Niger 70.18 compare
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 share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Sierra Leone was 75.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 75.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.45 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Sierra Leone ranks 214th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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