The source defines improved water as a "water source that is likely to be protected from outside contamination such as pipe borne water, borehole, tube well, protected well, rain water, protected spring, bottled water and sachet water".
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Population using improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana 2021
As of 2021, over * people in Ghana used improved sources of drinking water. This included pipe-borne water, protected wells, sachet water, and rainwater. On the other hand, unimproved water sources were used by approximately ** people in the country.
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Ghana Statistical Service. (February 8, 2022). Number of people with access to improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1313168/population-with-access-to-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-sources-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of people with access to improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021." Chart. February 8, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1313168/population-with-access-to-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-sources-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2022). Number of people with access to improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1313168/population-with-access-to-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-sources-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of People with Access to Improved and Unimproved Drinking Water Sources in Ghana as of 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 8 Feb 2022, /statistics/1313168/population-with-access-to-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-sources-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service, Number of people with access to improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1313168/population-with-access-to-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-sources-in-ghana/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of people with access to improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, February 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1313168/population-with-access-to-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-sources-in-ghana/