People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 18.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2017
All-time low
11.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017

051015202000200820172000: 11.42001: 11.82002: 12.32003: 12.72004: 13.22005: 13.62006: 142007: 14.52008: 14.92009: 15.42010: 15.82011: 16.22012: 16.72013: 17.12014: 17.52015: 182016: 18.42017: 18.9

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone is 18.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone peaked at 18.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.

Sierra Leone ranks 90th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 11.4%
2001 11.8% +3.8%
2002 12.3% +3.7%
2003 12.7% +3.6%
2004 13.2% +3.4%
2005 13.6% +3.3%
2006 14.0% +3.2%
2007 14.5% +3.1%
2008 14.9% +3.0%
2009 15.4% +2.9%
2010 15.8% +2.9%
2011 16.2% +2.8%
2012 16.7% +2.7%
2013 17.1% +2.6%
2014 17.5% +2.6%
2015 18.0% +2.5%
2016 18.4% +2.4%
2017 18.9% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 11.4% 15.4% 10
2010s 17.3% 15.8% 18.9% 8

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 87 Guinea-Bissau 21.3% compare
  2. 88 Ghana 19.9% compare
  3. 89 Liberia 19.4% compare
  4. 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.7% compare
  5. 92 Togo 17.5% compare
  6. 93 Benin 15.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Sierra Leone was 18.9% 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): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Sierra Leone ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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