Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana
Ghana: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 6.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana, 1970–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana peaked at 13.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 95th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.0% | — |
| 1971 | 12.7% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 11.9% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 11.5% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 3 |
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Ghana was 6.5% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.