Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ghana
Ghana: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ghana stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ghana peaked at 24.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 59th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ghana?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Ghana was 5.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.