People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 10.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone stood at 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 90th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sierra Leone was 10.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Sierra Leone ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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