People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3325 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone is 0.3325 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5305 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3325 people per person, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5305 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5225 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5147 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5068 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.499 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4906 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4819 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4731 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4645 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4558 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4473 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4388 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4304 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.422 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4137 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4055 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3973 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3892 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.381 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3729 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3648 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3567 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3486 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3405 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3325 people per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4939 people per person | 0.4558 people per person | 0.5305 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4098 people per person | 0.3729 people per person | 0.4473 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3486 people per person | 0.3325 people per person | 0.3648 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sierra Leone was 0.3325 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5305 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3325 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.