People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana
Ghana: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2011.
That places Ghana 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39.8% | — |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.8% | 45.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana was 45.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.