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 85.4% 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 highest.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 85.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sierra Leone peaked at 85.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 96th 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.9% | — |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 71.9% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 79.8% | 85.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 91.6% compare
- 94 Liberia 90.9% compare
- 95 Mauritania 88.5% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 83.8% 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 85.4% 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 85.4% 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 71.9% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 96th 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 10.2%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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