Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic was 52.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Sierra Leone, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 52.3% for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Sierra Leone peaked at 52.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1987.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.0% | — |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +39.6% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +44.2% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | +54.4% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 7.0% | 13.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 18.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 50.6% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Sierra Leone?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Sierra Leone was 52.3% 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 annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1987.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.