Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0545 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana is 0.0545 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0545 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0334 people per person, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 8th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0334 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0341 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0349 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0366 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0382 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.04 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0408 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0417 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0426 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0435 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0444 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0453 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0462 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0471 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.048 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0489 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0498 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0508 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0517 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0526 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0535 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0545 people per person | +1.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0545 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 15.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0545 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.037 people per person | 0.0334 people per person | 0.0408 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0457 people per person | 0.0417 people per person | 0.0498 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0526 people per person | 0.0508 people per person | 0.0545 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ghana was 0.0545 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0545 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 people per person in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.