Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone is 15.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.3% | 17.0% | 5 |
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 proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone was 15.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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