How does Ghana rank for urban improved water access vs rural water access?

Ghana ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.

Is urban improved water access vs rural water access 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.

Name: Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Ghana
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Urban improved water access vs rural water access was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

100

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

1st

of 188 countries

All-time high

100

in 2024

All-time low

91.26

in 2000

Years of data

2000–2024

Source: Our World in Data.

In 2024, urban improved water access vs rural water access in Ghana stood at 100. 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, urban improved water access vs rural water access in Ghana peaked at 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.26, 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.

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	92.91	91.26	94.56	10
2010s	96.57	94.92	98.22	10
2020s	99.3	98.58	100	5

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)

What is urban improved water access vs rural water access in Ghana?: Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Ghana was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 100 in 2024.
What is the lowest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 91.26 in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for urban improved water access vs rural water access?: Ghana ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban improved water access vs rural water access 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Urban improved water access vs rural water access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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