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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Households using drinking water sources in Ghana 2021, by area of residence
More than *** million households in Ghana used improved sources of drinking water as of 2021. Of these, the majority, ** percent, were in urban areas. On the other hand, around ** households resorted to unimproved water sources, most of which were in rural communities.
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Ghana Statistical Service. (February 8, 2022). Number of households using improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021, by area [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1313845/households-using-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of households using improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021, by area." Chart. February 8, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1313845/households-using-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2022). Number of households using improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021, by area. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1313845/households-using-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of Households Using Improved and Unimproved Drinking Water Sources in Ghana as of 2021, by Area." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Feb 2022, /statistics/1313845/households-using-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service, Number of households using improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021, by area ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1313845/households-using-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-in-ghana-by-area/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of households using improved and unimproved drinking water sources in Ghana as of 2021, by area [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, February 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1313845/households-using-improved-and-unimproved-drinking-water-in-ghana-by-area/
