Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Sierra Leone

Access to clean water in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 68.1%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.2 pp.

2024 68.1% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 182of 202
Period maximum 68.1%2024
Period minimum 40.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Sierra Leone, 2000–2024405060702000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 40.9%2001: 41.2%2002: 42.4%2003: 43.5%2004: 44.6%2005: 45.8%2006: 47%2007: 48.2%2008: 49.3%2009: 50.5%2010: 51.7%2011: 52.9%2012: 54.1%2013: 55.2%2014: 56.4%2015: 57.6%2016: 58.7%2017: 59.9%2018: 61.1%2019: 62.2%2020: 63.4%2021: 64.6%2022: 65.7%2023: 66.9%2024: 68.1%
Change over the period: +27.2 pp Annual average: 1.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sierra Leone 68.1%
World 91.5%
Western Africa computed 78.1%
Low-income countries computed 60.6%
Access to clean water — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 68.1 +1.2 pp
2023 66.9 +1.2 pp
2022 65.7 +1.2 pp
2021 64.6 +1.2 pp
2020 63.4 +1.2 pp
2019 62.2 +1.2 pp
2018 61.1 +1.2 pp
2017 59.9 +1.2 pp
2016 58.7 +1.2 pp
2015 57.6 +1.2 pp
2014 56.4 +1.2 pp
2013 55.2 +1.2 pp
2012 54.1 +1.2 pp
2011 52.9 +1.2 pp
2010 51.7 +1.2 pp
2009 50.5 +1.2 pp
2008 49.3 +1.2 pp
2007 48.2 +1.2 pp
2006 47 +1.2 pp
2005 45.8 +1.2 pp
2004 44.6 +1.1 pp
2003 43.5 +1.1 pp
2002 42.4 +1.1 pp
2001 41.2 +0.3 pp
2000 40.9

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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