People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 73.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ghana is 73.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ghana peaked at 73.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 73.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 73.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 46.0% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 61.4% | 73.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ghana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ghana was 73.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Ghana ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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