People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Ghana
Ghana: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 31.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 rural population.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 31.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana peaked at 36.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36.5% | — |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 31.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 31.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.8% | 34.2% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.3% | 33.6% | 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 31.3% 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 36.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 113 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 down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural (% of rural 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.