Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1535 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.1535 people per person, measured 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 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2553 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1535 people per person, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 26th 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.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2553 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2512 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2471 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.243 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2389 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2346 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2302 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2258 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2214 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.217 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2127 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2083 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.204 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1997 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1955 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1913 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.187 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1828 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1786 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1744 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1702 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.166 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1618 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1577 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1535 people per person | -2.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1535 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1535 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2364 people per person | 0.217 people per person | 0.2553 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1934 people per person | 0.1744 people per person | 0.2127 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1618 people per person | 0.1535 people per person | 0.1702 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, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1535 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2553 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.