People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ghana
Ghana: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1815 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1815 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ghana peaked at 0.3355 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1815 people per person, in 2024.
That places Ghana 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3355 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3281 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3207 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3135 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3063 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2992 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2922 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2852 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2783 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2715 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2648 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2582 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2517 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2453 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2389 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2327 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2266 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2206 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2147 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2089 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2032 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1976 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1921 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1867 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1815 people per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.303 people per person | 0.2715 people per person | 0.3355 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2362 people per person | 0.2089 people per person | 0.2648 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1922 people per person | 0.1815 people per person | 0.2032 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ghana?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ghana was 0.1815 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3355 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1815 people per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.