People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 19.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 19.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Ghana peaked at 19.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 88th 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): Q4 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 85 Malawi 24.1% compare
- 86 Congo 21.9% compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 21.3% compare
- 89 Liberia 19.4% compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 18.9% compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.7% 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): q4 in Ghana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Ghana was 19.9% 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): q4 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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