Ghana: total water withdrawal

The amount of water withdrawn for agricultural, industrial, and municipal purposes in Ghana totaled 1.46 billion cubic meters in 2020. Between 2016 and 2020, the volume remained the same, following an upward trend observed since 2000. The indicator measures water withdrawals across sectors.

Total water withdrawal in Ghana from 2000 to 2020 (in billion cubic meters)

Characteristic	Volume in billion cubic meters
2020	1.46
2019	1.46
2018	1.46
2017	1.46
2016	1.46
2015	1.44
2014	1.36
2013	1.34
2012	1.32
2011	1.28
2010	1.25
2009	1.23
2008	1.2
2007	1.17
2006	1.14
2005	1.12
2004	1.09
2003	1.06
2002	1.04
2001	1.01
2000	0.98

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

Ghana

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Supplementary notes

The release date is the date of access.
Figures have been rounded.

The source notes that the indicator measures the quantity of water withdrawn for agricultural, industrial and municipal purposes.
It adds that: "It includes water from primary renewable freshwater resources and secondary sources of water, as well as water from over-abstraction of renewable groundwater or withdrawal of fossil groundwater, direct use of agricultural drainage water and (treated) wastewater, and desalinated water. It does not include in stream uses, which are characterized by a very low net consumption rate, such as recreation, navigation, hydropower, inland capture fisheries, etc."

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