People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 55.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone stood at 55.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 94th 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, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 40.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 49.3% | 55.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Sierra Leone was 55.7% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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