Sanitation facilities usage in Ghana
Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage was 6.13 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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 Ghana stood at 6.13 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Ghana peaked at 6.13 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.99 million people, in 2000.
That places Ghana 15th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.39 million people | 3.99 million people | 4.80 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.30 million people | 4.89 million people | 5.71 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 million people | 5.79 million people | 6.13 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 12 Burkina Faso 7.03 million people compare
- 13 Benin 6.80 million people compare
- 14 Indonesia 6.48 million people compare
- 16 Mozambique 5.55 million people compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 5.33 million people compare
- 18 Afghanistan 4.76 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)
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- 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 sanitation facilities usage in Ghana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Ghana was 6.13 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 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 million people in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.