Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 18.6 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana is 18.6 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 18.6 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.65 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Ghana 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.65 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 14.88 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.11 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.35 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15.57 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.79 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.01 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.22 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.43 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.63 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.82 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.18 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.37 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.54 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.86 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.01 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.13 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 18.23 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.34 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.43 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.52 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.6 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.66 people per square kilometre | 14.65 people per square kilometre | 16.63 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.58 people per square kilometre | 16.82 people per square kilometre | 18.23 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.47 people per square kilometre | 18.34 people per square kilometre | 18.6 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 25.43 people per square kilometre compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 25.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 20.11 people per square kilometre compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 16.96 people per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 16.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 14 Liberia 15.42 people per square kilometre compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Ghana was 18.6 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.65 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.