Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 1.6 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Sierra Leone stood at 1.6. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.7, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.85, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +100.0% | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.23 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.94 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Sierra Leone was 1.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).