Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Sierra Leone

Access to basic sanitation in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 24.9%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.2 pp.

2024 24.9% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 182of 193
Period maximum 24.9%2024
Period minimum 7.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Sierra Leone, 2000–202401020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 7.7%2001: 7.9%2002: 8.2%2003: 8.4%2004: 8.9%2005: 9.5%2006: 10.2%2007: 10.8%2008: 11.5%2009: 12.1%2010: 12.8%2011: 13.6%2012: 14.3%2013: 15.1%2014: 15.9%2015: 16.7%2016: 17.5%2017: 18.3%2018: 19.2%2019: 20.1%2020: 21%2021: 22%2022: 22.9%2023: 23.9%2024: 24.9%
Change over the period: +17.2 pp Annual average: 0.72 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sierra Leone 24.9%
World 82.2%
Western Africa computed 41.6%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 24.9 +1 pp
2023 23.9 +1 pp
2022 22.9 +1 pp
2021 22 +0.9 pp
2020 21 +0.9 pp
2019 20.1 +0.9 pp
2018 19.2 +0.9 pp
2017 18.3 +0.8 pp
2016 17.5 +0.8 pp
2015 16.7 +0.8 pp
2014 15.9 +0.8 pp
2013 15.1 +0.8 pp
2012 14.3 +0.7 pp
2011 13.6 +0.7 pp
2010 12.8 +0.7 pp
2009 12.1 +0.7 pp
2008 11.5 +0.7 pp
2007 10.8 +0.6 pp
2006 10.2 +0.6 pp
2005 9.5 +0.6 pp
2004 8.9 +0.6 pp
2003 8.4 +0.2 pp
2002 8.2 +0.2 pp
2001 7.9 +0.2 pp
2000 7.7

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.