Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Sierra Leone, 1987–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Sierra Leone is 0 billion cubic meters per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 169th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -22.7% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 billion cubic meters per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 billion cubic meters per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -26.5% | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 166 Bolivia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 167 Togo 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 168 Liberia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 170 Burundi 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 171 Angola 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 172 Lesotho 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Sierra Leone?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Sierra Leone was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 169th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.