Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Sierra Leone

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 0.13%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 175. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2022 0.13% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 9of 175
Period maximum 0.23%1987
Period minimum 0.08%1992

Trend over time

1987–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Sierra Leone, 1987–202200.10.20.319871991199519992003200720112015201920221987: 0.23%1988: 0.2%1989: 0.17%1990: 0.14%1991: 0.11%1992: 0.08%1993: 0.08%1994: 0.09%1995: 0.09%1996: 0.1%1997: 0.1%1998: 0.11%1999: 0.11%2000: 0.12%2001: 0.12%2002: 0.12%2003: 0.13%2004: 0.13%2005: 0.13%2006: 0.13%2007: 0.13%2008: 0.13%2009: 0.13%2010: 0.13%2011: 0.13%2012: 0.13%2013: 0.13%2014: 0.13%2015: 0.13%2016: 0.13%2017: 0.13%2018: 0.13%2019: 0.13%2020: 0.13%2021: 0.13%2022: 0.13%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 0.13%
World 9.01%
Western Africa computed 2.85%
Low-income countries computed 5.1%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.13 +0 pp
2021 0.13 +0 pp
2020 0.13 +0 pp
2019 0.13 +0 pp
2018 0.13 +0 pp
2017 0.13 +0 pp
2016 0.13 +0 pp
2015 0.13 +0 pp
2014 0.13 +0 pp
2013 0.13 +0 pp
2012 0.13 +0 pp
2011 0.13 +0 pp
2010 0.13 +0 pp
2009 0.13 +0 pp
2008 0.13 +0 pp
2007 0.13 +0 pp
2006 0.13 +0 pp
2005 0.13 +0 pp
2004 0.13 +0 pp
2003 0.13 +0 pp
2002 0.12 +0 pp
2001 0.12 +0 pp
2000 0.12 +0 pp
1999 0.11 +0 pp
1998 0.11 +0 pp
1997 0.1 +0 pp
1996 0.1 +0 pp
1995 0.09 +0 pp
1994 0.09 +0 pp
1993 0.08 +0 pp
1992 0.08 −0.03 pp
1991 0.11 −0.03 pp
1990 0.14 −0.03 pp
1989 0.17 −0.03 pp
1988 0.2 −0.03 pp
1987 0.23

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.