People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Ghana
Ghana: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 27.97 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Ghana is 27.97 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Ghana peaked at 27.97 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.91 million people, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 20th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.82 million people | 18.91 million people | 22.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.76 million people | 23.03 million people | 26.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.35 million people | 26.72 million people | 27.97 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 17 Kenya 36.21 million people compare
- 18 Morocco 34.87 million people compare
- 19 Afghanistan 32.08 million people compare
- 21 Madagascar 27.87 million people compare
- 22 Niger 24.56 million people compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 23.28 million people compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2851 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8532 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3544 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 855.78 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Ghana?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Ghana was 27.97 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.97 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.91 million people in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.