People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (%) was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Ghana stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in Ghana peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 72nd of 184 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, urban (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 99.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 99.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 80.4% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.7% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.8% | 99.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Ghana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Ghana was 99.1% 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, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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.