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Sierra Leone: People using at least basic drinking water services

68.08percent · 2024+20.7% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202468.079
202366.914
202265.748
202164.58
202063.412
201962.244
201861.075
201759.906
201658.737
201557.569
201456.399
201355.227
201254.053
201152.877
201051.699
200950.52
200849.339
200748.156
200646.972
200545.787
200444.623
200343.49
200242.356
200141.224
200040.883

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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