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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

Latest (2022)
42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
72nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
11.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1987
Years of data
36
1987–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone, 1987–2022

102030401987200420221987: 11.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 12.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 14.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 18.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 24.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 27.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 26.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 24.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 21.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 20.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 18.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 17.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 16.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 15.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 19.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 20.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 21.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 21.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 22.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 23.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 24.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 24.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 26.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 28.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 31.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 36.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 33.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 35.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 36.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 38.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 37.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 39.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

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.

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1987 11.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1988 12.45 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.0%
1989 14.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +18.8%
1990 18.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +25.9%
1991 24.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +30.9%
1992 27.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.4%
1993 26.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -4.6%
1994 24.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.4%
1995 21.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -12.8%
1996 20.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.3%
1997 18.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -10.4%
1998 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.8%
1999 16.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.2%
2000 17.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.2%
2001 15.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -8.6%
2002 19.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +23.5%
2003 20.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.0%
2004 21.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.1%
2005 21.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.1%
2006 22.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
2007 23.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.7%
2008 24.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.7%
2009 24.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.5%
2010 26.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.4%
2011 28.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.1%
2012 31.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.6%
2013 36.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +14.7%
2014 33.45 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.8%
2015 31.99 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -4.4%
2016 34.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.4%
2017 35.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.2%
2018 36.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.9%
2019 38.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.5%
2020 37.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.3%
2021 39.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.9%
2022 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.3%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 69 Saint Lucia 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 70 Spain 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 71 Palestine 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 73 Belarus 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 74 Nigeria 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 75 Portugal 37.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare

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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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Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
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Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.