Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Ghana

Access to clean water in Ghana in 2024 — 89.9%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 24.4 pp.

2024 89.9% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 147of 202
Period maximum 89.9%2024
Period minimum 65.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Ghana, 2000–2024607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 65.5%2001: 66.3%2002: 67.3%2003: 68.3%2004: 69.3%2005: 70.3%2006: 71.4%2007: 72.4%2008: 73.4%2009: 74.4%2010: 75.5%2011: 76.5%2012: 77.5%2013: 78.6%2014: 79.6%2015: 80.6%2016: 81.7%2017: 82.7%2018: 83.7%2019: 84.8%2020: 85.8%2021: 86.8%2022: 87.9%2023: 88.9%2024: 89.9%
Change over the period: +24.4 pp Annual average: 1.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 89.9%
World 91.5%
Western Africa computed 78.1%
Access to clean water — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89.9 +1 pp
2023 88.9 +1 pp
2022 87.9 +1 pp
2021 86.8 +1 pp
2020 85.8 +1 pp
2019 84.8 +1 pp
2018 83.7 +1 pp
2017 82.7 +1 pp
2016 81.7 +1 pp
2015 80.6 +1 pp
2014 79.6 +1 pp
2013 78.6 +1 pp
2012 77.5 +1 pp
2011 76.5 +1 pp
2010 75.5 +1 pp
2009 74.4 +1 pp
2008 73.4 +1 pp
2007 72.4 +1 pp
2006 71.4 +1 pp
2005 70.3 +1 pp
2004 69.3 +1 pp
2003 68.3 +1 pp
2002 67.3 +1 pp
2001 66.3 +0.8 pp
2000 65.5

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.