People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 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 rural population.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 10.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 93rd out of 100 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 10.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 10.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 90 Papua New Guinea 14.4% compare
- 91 Togo 11.4% compare
- 92 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 94 Benin 10.7% compare
- 95 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 96 Niger 6.0% compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sierra Leone?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Sierra Leone was 10.8% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Sierra Leone ranks 93rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.