People using improved drinking water sources in Ghana
Ghana: People using improved drinking water sources was 475,575 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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, people using improved drinking water sources in Ghana stood at 475,575 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Ghana peaked at 1.60 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 475,575 people, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 62nd of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.60 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.59 million people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million people | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million people | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million people | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million people | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million people | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 964,189 people | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 896,104 people | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 824,332 people | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 749,296 people | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 670,837 people | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 588,907 people | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 511,543 people | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 475,575 people | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.60 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million people | 824,332 people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 599,232 people | 475,575 people | 749,296 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 59 Mauritania 531,017 people compare
- 60 Algeria 497,671 people compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 493,534 people compare
- 63 Eritrea 420,276 people compare
- 64 Equatorial Guinea 406,812 people compare
- 65 Ecuador 388,638 people compare
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0058 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 155.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Ghana?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Ghana was 475,575 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 475,575 people in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.