People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 11.5% 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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana is 11.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana peaked at 11.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 84th 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 81 Burkina Faso 13.5% compare
- 82 Uganda 13.5% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 85 Mauritania 9.3% compare
- 86 Guinea-Bissau 8.9% compare
- 87 Namibia 8.3% 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
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 11.5% 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 11.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Ghana ranks 84th 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 7.2%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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