People using safely managed drinking water services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using safely managed drinking water services was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services 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 population.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 10.9% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 148th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Sierra Leone?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Sierra Leone was 10.9% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 148th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.