Share using safely managed sanitation in Ghana
Ghana: Share using safely managed sanitation was 18.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed sanitation in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18.76 for share 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 using safely managed sanitation in Ghana peaked at 18.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.68, 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.
Share using safely managed sanitation in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.68 | — |
| 2001 | 3.74 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.38 | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 5.02 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 5.66 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.31 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 6.96 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 7.62 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 8.28 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 8.94 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 10.26 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.93 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 11.59 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 12.25 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 12.92 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 13.58 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 14.24 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 14.89 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 15.55 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 16.85 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.49 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.13 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 18.76 | +3.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.32, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.56, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.06 | 3.68 | 8.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.58 | 9.6 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 | 16.2 | 18.76 | 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 share using safely managed sanitation in Ghana?
- Share using safely managed sanitation in Ghana was 18.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for share using safely managed sanitation?
- Ghana ranks 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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