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.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 76.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 76.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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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