Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Ghana
Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 1.88 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Ghana stood at 1.88 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Ghana peaked at 1.88 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 655,008 people, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 825,870 people | 655,008 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.56 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.88 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Ghana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Ghana was 1.88 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 655,008 people in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.