People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 11.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Ghana stood at 11.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Ghana peaked at 11.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 85th 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): Q2 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Ghana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Ghana was 11.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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