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 75.3% 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).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 75.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone peaked at 75.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 95th 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, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 71.9% | 75.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 92 Rwanda 85.0% compare
- 93 Uganda 83.3% compare
- 94 Benin 77.7% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 73.1% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.9% 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 75.3% 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 75.3% 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 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th 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 7.0%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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