People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 51.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone is 51.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone peaked at 51.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 42.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.0% | 51.9% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sierra Leone was 51.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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