Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana
Ghana: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 76.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana peaked at 76.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 129th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 53.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 62.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.4% | 76.3% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana was 76.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Ghana ranks 129th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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