Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 59.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone is 59.53, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone peaked at 59.53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.7, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 209th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.52 | 32.7 | 42.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.65 | 43.59 | 53.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.21 | 54.89 | 59.53 | 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 improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone was 59.53 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 59.53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Sierra Leone ranks 209th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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