Access to basic services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Access to basic services was 39.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.2
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
204th
of 214 countries
All-time high
39.2
in 2024
All-time low
7.7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to basic services in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 39.2 for access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Sierra Leone peaked at 39.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 204th out of 214 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.
Access to basic services in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7 | — |
| 2001 | 8.5 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 9.2 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 16.8 | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 11.3 | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 12.2 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6 | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5 | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 14.2 | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 17.2 | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5 | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8 | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 26.1 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 22.7 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 27.5 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.4 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5 | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 39.2 | +10.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 39.2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 39.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.53 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.74 | 11.5 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.58 | 26.3 | 39.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 43.7 compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 43.3 compare
- 203 Madagascar 42.5 compare
- 205 Mozambique 36.9 compare
- 206 Liberia 34.9 compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 34 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Sierra Leone?
- Access to basic services in Sierra Leone was 39.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for access to basic services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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