Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1371 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.1371 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2305 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1371 people per person, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2305 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2267 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2229 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2192 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2154 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2115 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2073 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2032 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1991 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.195 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.191 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.187 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.183 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1791 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1751 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1713 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1674 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1636 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1598 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.156 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1522 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1484 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1446 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1408 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1371 people per person | -2.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1371 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1371 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2131 people per person | 0.195 people per person | 0.2305 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1733 people per person | 0.156 people per person | 0.191 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1446 people per person | 0.1371 people per person | 0.1522 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1371 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2305 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1371 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.