Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana
Ghana: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
252,898 people
in 2002
All-time low
0 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana peaked at 252,898 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 84th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 251,651 people | — |
| 2001 | 252,386 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 252,898 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 252,807 people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 252,079 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 250,721 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 248,717 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 246,027 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 242,567 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 238,279 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 233,097 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 227,051 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 220,192 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 212,408 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 203,586 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 193,665 people | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 182,665 people | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 170,459 people | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 156,969 people | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 142,272 people | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 126,425 people | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 109,370 people | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 91,076 people | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 71,514 people | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 71,514 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 248,813 people | 238,279 people | 252,898 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 194,236 people | 142,272 people | 233,097 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,677 people | 0 people | 126,425 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 44.38 people compare
- 82 Suriname 16.03 people compare
- 83 Cayman Islands 7.45 people compare
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- 84 Albania 0 people
- 84 Andorra 0 people
- 84 Anguilla 0 people
- 84 Australia 0 people
- 84 Austria 0 people
- 84 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 84 Belarus 0 people
- 84 Belgium 0 people
- 84 Belize 0 people compare
- 84 Bermuda 0 people
- 84 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 84 Brazil 0 people compare
- 84 Bulgaria 0 people
- 84 Burundi 0 people compare
- 84 Canada 0 people
- 84 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 84 Colombia 0 people
- 84 Cook Islands 0 people
- 84 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 84 Croatia 0 people
- 84 Denmark 0 people
- 84 East Timor 0 people compare
- 84 Ecuador 0 people compare
- 84 El Salvador 0 people compare
- 84 Estonia 0 people
- 84 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 84 Finland 0 people
- 84 France 0 people
- 84 Germany 0 people
- 84 Gibraltar 0 people
- 84 Greece 0 people
- 84 Guyana 0 people compare
- 84 Honduras 0 people compare
- 84 Hong Kong 0 people
- 84 Hungary 0 people
- 84 Iceland 0 people
- 84 Iraq 0 people compare
- 84 Ireland 0 people
- 84 Israel 0 people
- 84 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 84 Kiribati 0 people
- 84 Kuwait 0 people
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 0 people compare
- 84 Laos 0 people compare
- 84 Latvia 0 people
- 84 Lithuania 0 people
- 84 Luxembourg 0 people
- 84 Macao 0 people
- 84 Maldives 0 people
- 84 Mali 0 people compare
- 84 Malta 0 people
- 84 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 84 Mauritania 0 people compare
- 84 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 84 Mexico 0 people compare
- 84 Moldova 0 people
- 84 Monaco 0 people
- 84 Mongolia 0 people compare
- 84 Montenegro 0 people compare
- 84 Morocco 0 people compare
- 84 Nauru 0 people
- 84 Netherlands 0 people
- 84 New Zealand 0 people
- 84 North Korea 0 people
- 84 North Macedonia 0 people
- 84 Norway 0 people
- 84 Oman 0 people compare
- 84 Palau 0 people
- 84 Palestine 0 people compare
- 84 Panama 0 people compare
- 84 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 84 Philippines 0 people compare
- 84 Poland 0 people
- 84 Portugal 0 people
- 84 Romania 0 people
- 84 Saint Barthelemy 0 people
- 84 Saint Lucia 0 people
- 84 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people
- 84 Samoa 0 people compare
- 84 San Marino 0 people
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people compare
- 84 Senegal 0 people compare
- 84 Serbia 0 people
- 84 Singapore 0 people
- 84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people
- 84 Slovakia 0 people
- 84 Spain 0 people
- 84 Sri Lanka 0 people
- 84 Sweden 0 people
- 84 Switzerland 0 people
- 84 Thailand 0 people compare
- 84 Tonga 0 people
- 84 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 84 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
- 84 Tuvalu 0 people
- 84 United Arab Emirates 0 people
- 84 United Kingdom 0 people
- 84 United States 0 people
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ghana was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 252,898 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.