Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 8.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone is 8.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 95th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 | 2.73 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 | 4.51 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 | 7.02 | 8.07 | 5 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone was 8.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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