People using at least basic drinking water services in Ghana
Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Ghana is 89.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Ghana peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.9% | 65.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 75.5% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 85.8% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 152 Sri Lanka 90.2% compare
- 153 South Africa 90.2% compare
- 154 Poland 90.1% compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 89.9% compare
- 157 Tajikistan 89.2% compare
- 158 Indonesia 89.0% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 391,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 376,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 369,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 388,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 381,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 399,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 400,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 405,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 359,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Ghana?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Ghana was 89.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Ghana ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.