People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Ghana

Ghana: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) was 10.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
10.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2000
All-time low
10.6%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Ghana, 2000–2017

02.557.5102000200820172000: 11 lowest2001: 11 lowest2002: 11 lowest2003: 10.9 lowest2004: 10.9 lowest2005: 10.9 lowest2006: 10.9 lowest2007: 10.8 lowest2008: 10.8 lowest2009: 10.8 lowest2010: 10.7 lowest2011: 10.7 lowest2012: 10.7 lowest2013: 10.7 lowest2014: 10.6 lowest2015: 10.6 lowest2016: 10.6 lowest2017: 10.6 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 10.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Ghana peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2017.

Ghana ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Ghana, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 11.0%
2001 11.0% +0.0%
2002 11.0% -0.2%
2003 10.9% -0.2%
2004 10.9% -0.2%
2005 10.9% -0.2%
2006 10.9% -0.2%
2007 10.8% -0.2%
2008 10.8% -0.2%
2009 10.8% -0.3%
2010 10.7% -0.3%
2011 10.7% -0.3%
2012 10.7% -0.3%
2013 10.7% -0.3%
2014 10.6% -0.3%
2015 10.6% -0.3%
2016 10.6% -0.3%
2017 10.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 10.8% 11.0% 10
2010s 10.7% 10.6% 10.7% 8

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 87 Gabon 12.4% compare
  2. 88 Sierra Leone 11.2% compare
  3. 89 Namibia 10.8% compare
  4. 91 Togo 10.3% compare
  5. 92 Ethiopia 8.6% compare
  6. 93 Central African Republic 7.7% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Ghana?
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Ghana was 10.6% 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, urban  (% of urban) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Ghana ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban  (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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