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Ghana

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 227,533 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 65% agriculture, 35% forest and 0% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 33,475,870 people (2022)
  • Population density: 137 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 53% lives in urban areas and 40% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 169,214,726,063 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 5,055 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 20% from agriculture, 45% from services and 32% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Ghana

  • Drinking water

    44 % of the population in Ghana uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    16 % of the population in Ghana uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    42 % of the population in Ghana has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    12 % of domestic wastewater in Ghana is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    83 % of monitored water bodies in Ghana has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    34 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Ghana (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    6 % of the renewable water resources in Ghana is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    60 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Ghana (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    91 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    30 % of the water basins in Ghana is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    51 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ghana in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Ghana (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Ghana, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Ghana, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Ghana, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Ghana, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Ghana (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Ghana, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Ghana (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Ghana, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,187 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,949 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 49 m3 per capita (2000)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Ghana, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Ghana, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Ghana, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Ghana, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Ghana, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ghana, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ghana in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Ghana, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Ghana (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Ghana, progress over time, by sub-sector