Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 17.8% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ghana peaked at 20.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- 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 proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ghana?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ghana was 17.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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