Population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana
Ghana: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 20.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana is 20.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana peaked at 20.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 7.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.5% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 81 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 82 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 83 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 85 Uganda 18.8% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
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 safely managed sanitation services in Ghana?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana was 20.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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