Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1779 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ghana is 0.1779 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.2031 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1779 people per person, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 17th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2031 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.202 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2009 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1997 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1986 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1975 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1963 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1952 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1941 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.193 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1919 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1908 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1897 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1887 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1876 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1866 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1855 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1845 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1835 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1825 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1816 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1807 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1797 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1788 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1779 people per person | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1779 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1779 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.198 people per person | 0.193 people per person | 0.2031 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1871 people per person | 0.1825 people per person | 0.1919 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1798 people per person | 0.1779 people per person | 0.1816 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, per capita in Ghana?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ghana was 0.1779 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2031 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1779 people per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.