Basic drinking water access in Sierra Leone
68.1% of people in Sierra Leone used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Sierra Leone, 2024
68.1%
Change from 2023
+1.2percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
182nd of 202
Basic drinking water access in Sierra Leone over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68.1% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 66.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 56.4%, the figure has changed by +11.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 182nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.