Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ghana
Ghana: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18.8% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ghana peaked at 18.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 134th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.2% | 18.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ghana?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ghana was 18.8% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Ghana ranks 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.