People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 7.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana stood at 7.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana peaked at 7.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana was 7.1% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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