Annual freshwater withdrawals in Ghana
Ghana: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 1.45 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Ghana, 1970–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.45 billion billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Ghana peaked at 1.45 billion billion cubic meters in 2016 and was at its lowest, 300.00 million billion cubic meters, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 100th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402.30 million billion cubic meters | 300.00 million billion cubic meters | 504.60 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 629.63 million billion cubic meters | 527.33 million billion cubic meters | 731.93 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 856.97 million billion cubic meters | 754.67 million billion cubic meters | 959.27 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion billion cubic meters | 982.00 million billion cubic meters | 1.23 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion billion cubic meters | 1.25 billion billion cubic meters | 1.45 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 billion billion cubic meters | 1.45 billion billion cubic meters | 1.45 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 97 Israel 1.53 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 98 Mozambique 1.47 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 99 Haiti 1.45 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 101 Czechia 1.45 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 102 Guyana 1.44 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 103 Belarus 1.41 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0108 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Ghana?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Ghana was 1.45 billion billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 billion billion cubic meters in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.00 million billion cubic meters in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.