Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 42.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ghana, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 42.9% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ghana peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 120th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.4% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 24.6% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 37.4% | 42.9% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -9.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 101.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ghana?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ghana was 42.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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