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Sierra Leone: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

15.33percent · 2024+74.9% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202415.328
202314.59
202213.87
202113.169
202012.485
201911.819
201811.172
201710.543
20169.932
20159.339
20148.765
20138.208
20127.67
20117.15
20106.648
20096.165
20085.699
20075.252
20064.822
20054.411
20044.019
20033.644
20023.478
20013.313
20003.148

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 sanitation services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-rural (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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