People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 15.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 15.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Ghana peaked at 15.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
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 rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 84 Mozambique 16.8% compare
- 85 Uganda 16.2% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
- 88 Congo 14.6% compare
- 89 Central African Republic 11.9% compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Ghana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Ghana was 15.0% 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): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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