Safely managed drinking water in Ghana
42.9% of people in Ghana used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Ghana, 2024
42.9%
Change from 2023
+1.4percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
117th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Ghana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.9% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 41.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 29.6%, the figure has changed by +13.4 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 117th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.