People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 94.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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 highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana is 94.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana peaked at 99.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 94.7% | 97.1% | 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 94.7% 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 99.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Ghana ranks 87th 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 down 3.6%. 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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