Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 1.97 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.97 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.98 people per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.52 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.52 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.59 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.66 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.71 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.74 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.76 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.78 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.82 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.85 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.87 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.89 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.92 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.94 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.95 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.96 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.97 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.97 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.98 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.98 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.98 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.98 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.97 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.97 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.97 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 people per square kilometre | 1.52 people per square kilometre | 1.85 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 1.87 people per square kilometre | 1.98 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 people per square kilometre | 1.97 people per square kilometre | 1.98 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 2.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Philippines 2.27 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 2.26 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 El Salvador 1.96 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.63 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Indonesia 1.51 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 1.97 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.