Ghana - Access to safely managed sanitation services
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Ghana was 14.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 14.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.58 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 | 2.58 |
| 2001 | 2.62 |
| 2002 | 3.14 |
| 2003 | 3.67 |
| 2004 | 4.21 |
| 2005 | 4.78 |
| 2006 | 5.35 |
| 2007 | 5.94 |
| 2008 | 6.55 |
| 2009 | 7.17 |
| 2010 | 7.80 |
| 2011 | 8.45 |
| 2012 | 9.12 |
| 2013 | 9.80 |
| 2014 | 10.50 |
| 2015 | 11.21 |
| 2016 | 11.93 |
| 2017 | 12.67 |
| 2018 | 13.43 |
| 2019 | 14.20 |
| 2020 | 14.98 |
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Ghana was 12.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 12.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.65 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 | 6.65 |
| 2001 | 6.67 |
| 2002 | 7.00 |
| 2003 | 7.32 |
| 2004 | 7.64 |
| 2005 | 7.95 |
| 2006 | 8.26 |
| 2007 | 8.57 |
| 2008 | 8.86 |
| 2009 | 9.16 |
| 2010 | 9.45 |
| 2011 | 9.73 |
| 2012 | 10.02 |
| 2013 | 10.29 |
| 2014 | 10.56 |
| 2015 | 10.83 |
| 2016 | 11.09 |
| 2017 | 11.35 |
| 2018 | 11.60 |
| 2019 | 11.85 |
| 2020 | 12.09 |
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Ghana was 13.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 13.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.37 in 2000.
Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 | 4.37 |
| 2001 | 4.43 |
| 2002 | 4.89 |
| 2003 | 5.35 |
| 2004 | 5.81 |
| 2005 | 6.28 |
| 2006 | 6.75 |
| 2007 | 7.22 |
| 2008 | 7.69 |
| 2009 | 8.16 |
| 2010 | 8.64 |
| 2011 | 9.11 |
| 2012 | 9.59 |
| 2013 | 10.06 |
| 2014 | 10.53 |
| 2015 | 11.00 |
| 2016 | 11.47 |
| 2017 | 11.94 |
| 2018 | 12.40 |
| 2019 | 12.87 |
| 2020 | 13.32 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
