People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban was 59.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 59.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ghana peaked at 59.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 59.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 59.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.6%, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 57.5% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 58.5% | 59.2% | 8 |
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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 59.2% 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 59.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Ghana ranks 91st 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 up 1.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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