Ghana - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Ghana was 17.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 17.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.01 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 3.01
2001 3.06
2002 3.66
2003 4.28
2004 4.92
2005 5.57
2006 6.24
2007 6.93
2008 7.63
2009 8.35
2010 9.09
2011 9.85
2012 10.62
2013 11.41
2014 12.22
2015 13.04
2016 13.88
2017 14.74
2018 15.62
2019 16.51
2020 17.42

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Ghana was 28.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 28.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.02 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 13.02
2001 13.06
2002 13.83
2003 14.60
2004 15.38
2005 16.16
2006 16.94
2007 17.73
2008 18.52
2009 19.32
2010 20.12
2011 20.93
2012 21.74
2013 22.55
2014 23.37
2015 24.20
2016 25.02
2017 25.85
2018 26.69
2019 27.53
2020 28.37

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Ghana was 23.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.41 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 7.41
2001 7.52
2002 8.27
2003 9.02
2004 9.80
2005 10.58
2006 11.38
2007 12.19
2008 13.01
2009 13.84
2010 14.69
2011 15.54
2012 16.41
2013 17.29
2014 18.18
2015 19.08
2016 19.98
2017 20.90
2018 21.83
2019 22.76
2020 23.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention