People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 76.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana peaked at 76.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 126th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 53.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 62.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.4% | 76.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Ghana was 76.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.