Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 26.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 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
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sierra Leone is 26.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sierra Leone peaked at 26.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1987.
That places Sierra Leone 45th out of 179 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, industry in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.1% | — |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +34.5% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +37.1% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +42.2% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +52.6% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 10.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.3% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 3 |
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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, industry in Sierra Leone?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Sierra Leone was 26.2% 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, industry recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1987.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Sierra Leone ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 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, industry (% 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 industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.