Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana
Ghana: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana peaked at 6.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 183rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -93.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 6.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Ghana was 0.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Ghana ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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