Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 94.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 94.4 for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Ghana peaked at 94.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.87, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 173rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.66 | 75.87 | 83.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6 | 84.15 | 90.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.04 | 91.66 | 94.4 | 5 |
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More population data for Ghana
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.141 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.28 million (2100)
- Population density 296.87 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.141 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5066 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.76 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,232 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.34 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,479 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Ghana?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Ghana was 94.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.87 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Ghana ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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