Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone, 1987–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone stood at 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone peaked at 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1987.
Sierra Leone ranks 72nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 11.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 14.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 16.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 27.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 15.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 24.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 26.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 38.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 37.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 69 Saint Lucia 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 70 Spain 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 71 Palestine 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 73 Belarus 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 74 Nigeria 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 75 Portugal 37.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone was 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1987.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 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 Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.