People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 29 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Mauritius 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Tonga 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,595 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People practicing open defecation of population Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.