Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone stood at 18.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 18.7% | 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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Sierra Leone was 18.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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