Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 0.191 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.191 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.191 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0652, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 155th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0652 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0667 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0682 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0697 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0736 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0778 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0823 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0868 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0916 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0964 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1014 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1066 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1119 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1174 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1231 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1289 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1349 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1411 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1475 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1542 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.161 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1681 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1755 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1831 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.191 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0778 | 0.0652 | 0.0964 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1267 | 0.1014 | 0.1542 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1757 | 0.161 | 0.191 | 5 |
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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 proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Sierra Leone was 0.191 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.191 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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