People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 8.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ghana peaked at 8.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 74 Senegal 10.3% compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 10.0% compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 9.7% compare
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 8.3% compare
- 79 Mozambique 8.2% compare
- 80 Guinea 8.2% compare
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- 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 590 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,794 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ghana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ghana was 8.6% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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