People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone is 81.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 170th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.9% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6% | 66.9% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.9% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.2% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Sierra Leone was 81.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Sierra Leone ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.