People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.4047 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.4047 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.673 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4047 people per person, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.673 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6625 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6519 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6414 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6308 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.62 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6088 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5976 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5865 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5753 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5641 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5529 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5416 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5304 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5192 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5079 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4966 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4853 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.474 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4625 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4511 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4395 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.428 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4164 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4047 people per person | -2.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.4047 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.4047 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6248 people per person | 0.5753 people per person | 0.673 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5135 people per person | 0.4625 people per person | 0.5641 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4279 people per person | 0.4047 people per person | 0.4511 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.4047 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.673 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4047 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.