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Ghana: People using at least basic drinking water services

89.92percent · 2024+13.0% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Ghana from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202489.922
202388.891
202287.878
202186.841
202085.805
201984.77
201883.734
201782.7
201681.665
201580.631
201479.598
201378.565
201277.533
201176.502
201075.471
200974.442
200873.415
200772.389
200671.365
200570.343
200469.323
200368.304
200267.287
200166.272
200065.517

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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