Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ghana

Ghana: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 73.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.13
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
187th
of 231 countries
All-time high
73.13
in 2024
All-time low
57.68
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ghana, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 57.72001: 58.42002: 59.12003: 59.82004: 60.52005: 61.22006: 61.82007: 62.52008: 63.22009: 63.92010: 64.52011: 65.22012: 65.82013: 66.52014: 67.12015: 67.82016: 68.42017: 692018: 69.62019: 70.22020: 70.82021: 71.42022: 722023: 72.62024: 73.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 73.13 for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ghana peaked at 73.13 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.68, in 2000.

That places Ghana 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.8 57.68 63.87 10
2010s 67.41 64.53 70.21 10
2020s 71.98 70.81 73.13 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 184 Gabon 76.04 compare
  2. 185 Malawi 75.92 compare
  3. 186 Djibouti 74.11 compare
  4. 188 Comoros 72.95 compare
  5. 189 Vanuatu 72.65 compare
  6. 190 Angola 70.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ghana?
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ghana was 73.13 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 73.13 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 57.68 in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
Ghana ranks 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,089 data points, 2000–2024
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