People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate was -0.4926 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana stood at -0.4926 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at -0.4926 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.5716 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 48th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.5578 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -0.5609 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2003 | -0.5626 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.5668 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.566 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.5687 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5694 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.5716 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5693 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.5715 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.5711 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5686 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.564 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.5598 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.5549 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -0.5505 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.5444 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5387 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -0.5313 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2020 | -0.5248 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2021 | -0.5176 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2022 | -0.5098 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5008 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2024 | -0.4926 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's -0.4926 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4.17 % change on previous year, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's -0.4926 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -3.41 % change on previous year, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5659 % change on previous year | -0.5716 % change on previous year | -0.5578 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.5555 % change on previous year | -0.5715 % change on previous year | -0.5313 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5091 % change on previous year | -0.5248 % change on previous year | -0.4926 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 45 Cook Islands -0.445 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Myanmar -0.464 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.4672 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Solomon Islands -0.5065 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Eritrea -0.514 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Armenia -0.5237 % change on previous year compare
More population data for Ghana
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2469 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,232 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.76 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5066 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.141 (2100)
- Population density 296.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.28 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate in Ghana was -0.4926 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4926 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5716 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People practicing open defecation of population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in People practicing open defecation of population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- People practicing open defecation of population Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in People practicing open defecation of population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.