Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Ghana
Ghana: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
91.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Ghana stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Ghana peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.3% | — |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 91.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Ghana?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Ghana was 100.0% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.