Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana
Ghana: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 17.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana is 17.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana peaked at 17.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 64th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +135.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 17.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 17.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population using safely managed drinking-water services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +135.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 2003 | +59.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ghana was 17.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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