People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 92.1% 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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana peaked at 92.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 62nd 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 84.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.8% | 92.1% | 8 |
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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 92.1% 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 92.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Ghana ranks 62nd 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 5.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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