Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 4.48 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ghana, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ghana stood at 4.48. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ghana peaked at 10.46 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.48, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 61st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.79 | 8.92 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 | 6.17 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 | 4.48 | 5.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 limited drinking water services in Ghana?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ghana was 4.48 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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