Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ghana, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ghana stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ghana peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 71st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.8% | 45.5% | 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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Ghana?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ghana was 45.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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