People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 84.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana is 84.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana peaked at 84.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 57th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 73.7% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 80.0% | 84.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 54 Republic of Moldova 87.3% compare
- 55 Peru 86.2% compare
- 56 Kyrgyzstan 86.1% compare
- 58 Mali 84.8% compare
- 59 Guinea 83.7% compare
- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82.9% compare
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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana was 84.9% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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