Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 19,331 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 19,331 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 69,438 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19,331 cubic meters, in 2022.
Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,797 cubic meters | 60,120 cubic meters | 69,438 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,356 cubic meters | 49,883 cubic meters | 58,991 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,367 cubic meters | 39,662 cubic meters | 48,898 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,934 cubic meters | 37,054 cubic meters | 38,488 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,215 cubic meters | 26,422 cubic meters | 36,170 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,078 cubic meters | 20,693 cubic meters | 25,712 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,773 cubic meters | 19,331 cubic meters | 20,221 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,145 (2012)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2012)
- Air transport, passengers carried 50,193 (2012)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 160 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 52.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Sierra Leone was 19,331 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 69,438 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,331 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.