Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 25.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Sierra Leone stood at 25.12. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Sierra Leone peaked at 41.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.12, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 22nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.84 | 35.83 | 41.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 28.81 | 35.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.61 | 25.12 | 28.09 | 5 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,595 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.7 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Sierra Leone was 25.12 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 41.77 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.12 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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