People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana
Ghana: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 20.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation 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 sanitation services, rural in Ghana stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ghana peaked at 20.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 85th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +36.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 20.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 20.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +36.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 7.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.5% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 82 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 83 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 84 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 86 Uganda 18.8% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ghana?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ghana was 20.4% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.