People using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic sanitation services was 24.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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 24.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone peaked at 24.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 201st out of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.0% | 24.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (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 sanitation services in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Sierra Leone was 24.9% 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 at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 201st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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.