Displacement Events

Name: Ghana Displacement Events
Creator: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX

Displacement inside Ghana as it is recorded: what caused it — flood, storm, conflict — where, when, and how many people moved. Sourced from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO). 14 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 2025 to 2026listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵9.0014 recordsGeography

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
record_id	INTEGER
latitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
centroid	TEXT
role	TEXT
displacement_type	TEXT
qualifier	TEXT
figure	INTEGER
displacement_date	DATE
displacement_start_date	DATE
displacement_end_date	DATE
year	INTEGER
event_id	INTEGER
event_name	TEXT
event_start_date	DATE
event_end_date	DATE
category	TEXT
subcategory	TEXT
type	TEXT
subtype	TEXT
sources	TEXT
locations_name	TEXT
locations_coordinates	TEXT
locations_accuracy	TEXT
locations_type	TEXT
displacement_occurred	TEXT
description	TEXT
combined_type	TEXT
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Displacement Events
record idINTEGER	latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	centroidTEXT	roleTEXT	displacement typeTEXT	qualifierTEXT	figureINTEGER	displacement dateDATE	displacement start dateDATE	displacement end dateDATE	yearINTEGER	event idINTEGER	event nameTEXT	event start dateDATE	event end dateDATE	categoryTEXT	subcategoryTEXT	typeTEXT	subtypeTEXT	sourcesTEXT	locations nameTEXT	locations coordinatesTEXT	locations accuracyTEXT	locations typeTEXT	displacement occurredTEXT	descriptionTEXT	combined typeTEXT	sourceTEXT
252220	5.77392	-1.214543	[5.7739199999999995, -1.2145433333333333]	Triangulation	Disaster	total	900	2026-06-29	2026-06-29	2026-06-29	2026	42897	Ghana: Flood - Greater Accra, Central, Western - 29/01/2026	2026-01-29	2026-01-29	Weather related	Hydrological	Flood	Flood	Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement	Central Region, Ghana; Greater Accra Region, Ghana; Western Region, Ghana	5.67096, -1.16681; 5.76371, -0.03464; 5.88709, -2.44218	State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1)	Origin; Origin; Origin	Displacement without preventive evacuations reported	Ghana: 900 displacements, 29 June - 29 June. According to Ghana's Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, a total of 900 people were reported displaced in Greater Accra Region, Central Region, Western Region, due flooding on June 29, 2026. International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) - 30 June 2026	Flood	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
253054	7.010688	-0.463883	[7.0106875, -0.4638825]	Triangulation	Disaster	approximately	38651	2026-06-29	2026-06-29	2026-06-29	2026	43052	Ghana: Flood - 4 Regions - 29/06/2026	2026-06-29	2026-06-29	Weather related	Hydrological	Flood	Flood	IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM)	Central Region, Ghana; Greater Accra Region, Ghana; Northern Region, Ghana; Volta Region, Ghana	5.67096, -1.16681; 5.76371, -0.03464; 9.34307, -1.07708; 7.26501, 0.423	State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1)	Origin; Origin; Origin; Origin	Displacement without preventive evacuations reported	Ghana: 38,651 displacements, 29 June - 29 June. According to Ghana IOM DTM, about 38,651 people were displaced in Greater Accra, Volta, Central, and Western North Regions due to flooding on June 29, 2026. IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) - 20 July 2026	Flood	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
246205	9.34307	-1.07708	[9.34307, -1.07708]	Recommended figure	Disaster	approximately	2000	2026-04-08	2026-04-08	2026-04-08	2026	41782	Ghana: Storm - Northern Region (Gushegu) - 08/04/2026	2026-04-08	2026-04-08	Weather related	Meteorological	Storm	Storm	Local Authorities	Northern Region, Ghana	9.34307, -1.07708	State/Region/Province (ADM1)	Origin	Displacement without preventive evacuations reported	Ghana: 2,000 displacements, 08 April - 08 April. According to local authorities, nearly 2000 people were displaced in Gushegu (Northern Region), due to storm on 8 April. Local Media - 11 April 2026	Storm	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
246207	9.34307	-1.07708	[9.34307, -1.07708]	Recommended figure	Conflict	more than or equal to	7000	2026-04-16	2026-04-01	2026-04-16	2026	41783	Ghana: Communal violence - Northern Region (Gushegu, Nawuhugu, Kolick) - 01/04/2026	2026-04-01	2026-04-16	—	—	Other situations of violence (OSV)	Communal violence	Local Authorities	Northern Region, Ghana	9.34307, -1.07708	State/Region/Province (ADM1)	Origin	Displacement without preventive evacuations reported	Ghana: 7,000 displacements, 01 April - 16 April. According to local authorities, a total of 7000 people were displaced in Gushegu (Northern Region), due to communal clashes around 14 and 15 April. Local Media - 16 April 2026	Other situations of violence (OSV)	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
195286	9.17839	-2.18285	[9.17839, -2.18285]	Recommended figure	Conflict	total	3482	2025-08-24	2025-08-24	2025-08-24	2025	33639	Ghana: Communal violence - Savannah (Sawla-Tuna-Kalba/Gbiniyiri) - 24/08/2025	2025-08-24	2025-08-24	—	—	Other situations of violence (OSV)	Communal violence	Local Authorities	Savannah Region, Ghana; Sawla, Northern Region, Ghana	9.0833, -1.95; 9.27348, -2.4157	Point; County/City/town/Village/Woreda (ADM3)	Origin; Destination	Displacement without preventive evacuations reported	Ghana: 3,482 displacements, 24 August - 24 August. According to IOM DTM, a total of 3482 people were displaced in Gbiniyiri locality of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (STK) district, in the Savannah Region Savannah Region towards Sawla police station IDP camp due to communal violence on 24 August. IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) - 10 October 2025	Other situations of violence (OSV)	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

record idINTEGER	latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	centroidTEXT	roleTEXT	displacement typeTEXT	qualifierTEXT	figureINTEGER	displacement dateDATE	displacement start dateDATE	displacement end dateDATE	yearINTEGER	event idINTEGER	event nameTEXT	event start dateDATE	event end dateDATE	categoryTEXT	subcategoryTEXT	typeTEXT	subtypeTEXT	sourcesTEXT	locations nameTEXT	locations coordinatesTEXT	locations accuracyTEXT	locations typeTEXT	displacement occurredTEXT	descriptionTEXT	combined typeTEXT	sourceTEXT
10	10	10	10	example-role-1	example-displacement_type-1	example-qualifier-1	10	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	10	10	example-event_name-1	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-1	example-subcategory-1	example-type-1	example-subtype-1	example-sources-1	example-locations_name-1	example-locations_coordinates-1	example-locations_accuracy-1	example-locations_type-1	example-displacement_occurred-1	example-description-1	example-combined_type-1	example-source-1
20	20	20	20	example-role-2	example-displacement_type-2	example-qualifier-2	20	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	20	20	example-event_name-2	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-2	example-subcategory-2	example-type-2	example-subtype-2	example-sources-2	example-locations_name-2	example-locations_coordinates-2	example-locations_accuracy-2	example-locations_type-2	example-displacement_occurred-2	example-description-2	example-combined_type-2	example-source-2
30	30	30	30	example-role-3	example-displacement_type-3	example-qualifier-3	30	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	30	30	example-event_name-3	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-3	example-subcategory-3	example-type-3	example-subtype-3	example-sources-3	example-locations_name-3	example-locations_coordinates-3	example-locations_accuracy-3	example-locations_type-3	example-displacement_occurred-3	example-description-3	example-combined_type-3	example-source-3
40	40	40	40	example-role-4	example-displacement_type-4	example-qualifier-4	40	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	40	40	example-event_name-4	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-4	example-subcategory-4	example-type-4	example-subtype-4	example-sources-4	example-locations_name-4	example-locations_coordinates-4	example-locations_accuracy-4	example-locations_type-4	example-displacement_occurred-4	example-description-4	example-combined_type-4	example-source-4
50	50	50	50	example-role-5	example-displacement_type-5	example-qualifier-5	50	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	50	50	example-event_name-5	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-5	example-subcategory-5	example-type-5	example-subtype-5	example-sources-5	example-locations_name-5	example-locations_coordinates-5	example-locations_accuracy-5	example-locations_type-5	example-displacement_occurred-5	example-description-5	example-combined_type-5	example-source-5
60	60	60	60	example-role-6	example-displacement_type-6	example-qualifier-6	60	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	60	60	example-event_name-6	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-6	example-subcategory-6	example-type-6	example-subtype-6	example-sources-6	example-locations_name-6	example-locations_coordinates-6	example-locations_accuracy-6	example-locations_type-6	example-displacement_occurred-6	example-description-6	example-combined_type-6	example-source-6
70	70	70	70	example-role-7	example-displacement_type-7	example-qualifier-7	70	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	70	70	example-event_name-7	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-7	example-subcategory-7	example-type-7	example-subtype-7	example-sources-7	example-locations_name-7	example-locations_coordinates-7	example-locations_accuracy-7	example-locations_type-7	example-displacement_occurred-7	example-description-7	example-combined_type-7	example-source-7
80	80	80	80	example-role-8	example-displacement_type-8	example-qualifier-8	80	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	80	80	example-event_name-8	2000-01-01	2000-01-01	example-category-8	example-subcategory-8	example-type-8	example-subtype-8	example-sources-8	example-locations_name-8	example-locations_coordinates-8	example-locations_accuracy-8	example-locations_type-8	example-displacement_occurred-8	example-description-8	example-combined_type-8	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 2025 to 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 2025 to 2026; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Displacement events (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/displacement-events

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
record_id	INTEGER
latitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
centroid	TEXT
role	TEXT
displacement_type	TEXT
qualifier	TEXT
figure	INTEGER
displacement_date	DATE
displacement_start_date	DATE
displacement_end_date	DATE
year	INTEGER
event_id	INTEGER
event_name	TEXT
event_start_date	DATE
event_end_date	DATE
category	TEXT
subcategory	TEXT
type	TEXT
subtype	TEXT
sources	TEXT
locations_name	TEXT
locations_coordinates	TEXT
locations_accuracy	TEXT
locations_type	TEXT
displacement_occurred	TEXT
description	TEXT
combined_type	TEXT
source	TEXT

record idINTEGER

latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

centroidTEXT

roleTEXT

displacement typeTEXT

qualifierTEXT

figureINTEGER

displacement dateDATE

displacement start dateDATE

displacement end dateDATE

yearINTEGER

event idINTEGER

event nameTEXT

event start dateDATE

event end dateDATE

categoryTEXT

subcategoryTEXT

typeTEXT

subtypeTEXT

sourcesTEXT

locations nameTEXT

locations coordinatesTEXT

locations accuracyTEXT

locations typeTEXT

displacement occurredTEXT

descriptionTEXT

combined typeTEXT

sourceTEXT

252220

5.77392

-1.214543

[5.7739199999999995, -1.2145433333333333]

Triangulation

Disaster

total

900

2026-06-29

2026

42897

Ghana: Flood - Greater Accra, Central, Western - 29/01/2026

2026-01-29

Weather related

Hydrological

Flood

Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement

Central Region, Ghana; Greater Accra Region, Ghana; Western Region, Ghana

5.67096, -1.16681; 5.76371, -0.03464; 5.88709, -2.44218

State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1)

Origin; Origin; Origin

Displacement without preventive evacuations reported

Ghana: 900 displacements, 29 June - 29 June. According to Ghana's Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, a total of 900 people were reported displaced in Greater Accra Region, Central Region, Western Region, due flooding on June 29, 2026. International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) - 30 June 2026

Flood

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

253054

7.010688

-0.463883

[7.0106875, -0.4638825]

Triangulation

Disaster

approximately

38651

2026-06-29

2026

43052

Ghana: Flood - 4 Regions - 29/06/2026

2026-06-29

Weather related

Hydrological

Flood

IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM)

Central Region, Ghana; Greater Accra Region, Ghana; Northern Region, Ghana; Volta Region, Ghana

5.67096, -1.16681; 5.76371, -0.03464; 9.34307, -1.07708; 7.26501, 0.423

State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1); State/Region/Province (ADM1)

Origin; Origin; Origin; Origin

Displacement without preventive evacuations reported

Ghana: 38,651 displacements, 29 June - 29 June. According to Ghana IOM DTM, about 38,651 people were displaced in Greater Accra, Volta, Central, and Western North Regions due to flooding on June 29, 2026. IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) - 20 July 2026

Flood

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

246205

9.34307

-1.07708

[9.34307, -1.07708]

Recommended figure

Disaster

approximately

2000

2026-04-08

2026

41782

Ghana: Storm - Northern Region (Gushegu) - 08/04/2026

2026-04-08

Weather related

Meteorological

Storm

Local Authorities

Northern Region, Ghana

9.34307, -1.07708

State/Region/Province (ADM1)

Origin

Displacement without preventive evacuations reported

Ghana: 2,000 displacements, 08 April - 08 April. According to local authorities, nearly 2000 people were displaced in Gushegu (Northern Region), due to storm on 8 April. Local Media - 11 April 2026

Storm

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

246207

9.34307

-1.07708

[9.34307, -1.07708]

Recommended figure

Conflict

more than or equal to

7000

2026-04-16

2026-04-01

2026-04-16

2026

41783

Ghana: Communal violence - Northern Region (Gushegu, Nawuhugu, Kolick) - 01/04/2026

2026-04-01

2026-04-16

—

Other situations of violence (OSV)

Communal violence

Local Authorities

Northern Region, Ghana

9.34307, -1.07708

State/Region/Province (ADM1)

Origin

Displacement without preventive evacuations reported

Ghana: 7,000 displacements, 01 April - 16 April. According to local authorities, a total of 7000 people were displaced in Gushegu (Northern Region), due to communal clashes around 14 and 15 April. Local Media - 16 April 2026

Other situations of violence (OSV)

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

195286

9.17839

-2.18285

[9.17839, -2.18285]

Recommended figure

Conflict

total

3482

2025-08-24

2025

33639

Ghana: Communal violence - Savannah (Sawla-Tuna-Kalba/Gbiniyiri) - 24/08/2025

2025-08-24

—

Other situations of violence (OSV)

Communal violence

Local Authorities

Savannah Region, Ghana; Sawla, Northern Region, Ghana

9.0833, -1.95; 9.27348, -2.4157

Point; County/City/town/Village/Woreda (ADM3)

Origin; Destination

Displacement without preventive evacuations reported

Ghana: 3,482 displacements, 24 August - 24 August. According to IOM DTM, a total of 3482 people were displaced in Gbiniyiri locality of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (STK) district, in the Savannah Region Savannah Region towards Sawla police station IDP camp due to communal violence on 24 August. IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) - 10 October 2025

Other situations of violence (OSV)

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

record idINTEGER

latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

centroidTEXT

roleTEXT

displacement typeTEXT

qualifierTEXT

figureINTEGER

displacement dateDATE

displacement start dateDATE

displacement end dateDATE

yearINTEGER

event idINTEGER

event nameTEXT

event start dateDATE

event end dateDATE

categoryTEXT

subcategoryTEXT

typeTEXT

subtypeTEXT

sourcesTEXT

locations nameTEXT

locations coordinatesTEXT

locations accuracyTEXT

locations typeTEXT

displacement occurredTEXT

descriptionTEXT

combined typeTEXT

sourceTEXT

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2000-01-01

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2000-01-01

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How to cite

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/displacement_events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]