People using at least basic drinking water services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic 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 68.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Sierra Leone peaked at 68.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 192nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 40.9% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 51.7% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 63.4% | 68.1% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Sierra Leone was 68.1% 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 at least basic drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.