Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 42.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Sierra Leone, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 42.01 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Sierra Leone peaked at 42.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.63, in 1987.
That places Sierra Leone 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 11.63 | — |
| 1988 | 12.45 | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 14.79 | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 18.62 | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 24.38 | +30.9% |
| 1992 | 27.39 | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 26.14 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 24.21 | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 21.1 | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 20.4 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 18.29 | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 17.77 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.66 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 17.03 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 15.57 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 19.23 | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 20.57 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 21.41 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 21.85 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.79 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 23.64 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 24.52 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 24.89 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.47 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 28.62 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 31.65 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 36.29 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 33.45 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 31.99 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 34.05 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 35.14 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 36.16 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 38.15 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 37.67 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 39.89 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 42.01 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.96 | 11.63 | 14.79 | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.5 | 16.66 | 27.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 | 15.57 | 24.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2 | 26.47 | 38.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.86 | 37.67 | 42.01 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0037 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Sierra Leone?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Sierra Leone was 42.01 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 42.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.63 in 1987.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.