People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 66.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone stood at 66.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.1% | — |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 45.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.4% | 66.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 83 Cameroon 70.4% compare
- 84 Zambia 67.4% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 66.5% compare
- 87 Kenya 60.9% compare
- 88 Madagascar 60.2% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 59.4% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0249 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone was 66.0% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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