Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0164 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0164 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0248 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 people per person, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 182 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 urban areas, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0248 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0245 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0238 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0231 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.022 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0217 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.021 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0207 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0203 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.02 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0164 people per person | -2.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0164 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0164 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0233 people per person | 0.022 people per person | 0.0248 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0201 people per person | 0.0185 people per person | 0.0217 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 people per person | 0.0164 people per person | 0.0181 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0187 people per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0182 people per person compare
- 22 Mozambique 0.0176 people per person compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0161 people per person compare
- 25 Niger 0.0137 people per person compare
- 26 Lesotho 0.0115 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0164 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0248 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.