What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 160 billion cubic meters in 1961.

What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 160 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does Sierra Leone rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Sierra Leone ranks 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sierra Leone

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sierra Leone
Creator: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sierra Leone: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 160 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

160 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 183 countries

All-time high

160 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

160 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 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 billion cubic meters.

Analysis

In 2022, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sierra Leone stood at 160 billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 160 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 160 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places Sierra Leone 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	160 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

39 Sweden 171 billion cubic meters compare
40 Iceland 170 billion cubic meters compare
41 Gabon 164 billion cubic meters compare
43 Nicaragua 156.21 billion cubic meters compare
44 Angola 148 billion cubic meters compare
45 United Kingdom 145 billion cubic meters compare

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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 per capita 19,331 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 52.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sierra Leone?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sierra Leone was 160 billion 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, total recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 160 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 160 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Sierra Leone rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Sierra Leone ranks 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit: billion cubic meters
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 13,161 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.