People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Ghana
Ghana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 24.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ghana stood at 24.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ghana peaked at 35.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 30.0% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.2% | 29.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ghana?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ghana was 24.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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