People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana
Ghana: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 17.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana stood at 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana peaked at 17.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 64th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +135.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 5 |
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- 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0513 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ghana was 17.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.