Sierra Leone
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
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Analytical takeaways
- Sierra Leone records 25 for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in 2024, ranking #182 globally out of 193 countries.
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) increased from 8 in 2000 to 25 in 2024, a gain of 17.
- The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.
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