People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana
Ghana: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 55.0% 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana is 55.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ghana peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2011.
That places Ghana 74th out of 113 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43.1% | — |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.1% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 49.7% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 71 Mauritania 57.6% compare
- 72 Congo 56.1% compare
- 73 Zimbabwe 55.7% compare
- 75 South Africa 52.6% compare
- 76 Dominican Republic 51.2% compare
- 77 Gabon 49.7% compare
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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)
- 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)
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 55.0% 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 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Ghana ranks 74th 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 up 27.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.