People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 48.8 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 48.8 people per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 49.62 people per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.24 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.24 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 43.07 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 44.9 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 46.01 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 46.81 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 47.25 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 47.44 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.6 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.9 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.26 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 48.63 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 48.92 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.16 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.34 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.46 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.52 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.58 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.62 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.61 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.55 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.45 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.29 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.08 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.8 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 48.8 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 48.8 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.05 people per square kilometre | 41.24 people per square kilometre | 48.26 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.34 people per square kilometre | 48.63 people per square kilometre | 49.62 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.15 people per square kilometre | 48.8 people per square kilometre | 49.45 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 13 Pakistan 66.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 14 Kiribati 60.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malawi 54.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 17 India 44.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ghana 40.74 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 40.46 people per square kilometre 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 48.8 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 49.62 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.24 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.