Urban Indicators

Name: Ghana Urban Indicators
Creator: UN-Habitat, via HDX

UN-Habitat indicators for Ghana on housing, slums, water and sanitation access, transport and urban demography. Sourced from UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO). 522 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 1950 to 2050 (incl. projections)listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵19.00522 recordsGeography

This dataset includes projected figures up to 2050, beyond today.

Fields

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

Field	Type
category	TEXT
indicator	TEXT
indicator_friendly	TEXT
type_data	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
region_id	INTEGER
name	TEXT
year	INTEGER
value	DECIMAL(24,6)
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Urban Indicators
categoryTEXT	indicatorTEXT	indicator friendlyTEXT	type dataTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	region idINTEGER	nameTEXT	yearINTEGER	valueDECIMAL(24,6)	sourceTEXT
Slum dwellers	households_solid_waste_burn_slum	Proportion of households who burn solid waste – Slum	p	8	-2	289	Ghana	2003	9.4	UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Health	children_with_diarrhea_3_shelter_deprivation	Proportion of children with diarrhea in last two weeks – 3 Shelter deprivation	p	8	-2	289	Ghana	1993	40	UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Transport	total_number_of_motor_vehicles	Total number of motor vehicles (per 1000 population)	n	8	-2	289	Ghana	1990	8	UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Slum dwellers	urban_population_percentage_fewer_500k	Percentage of urban population (by country) – Fewer than 500 000 inhabitants	p	8	-2	289	Ghana	1985	65.16	UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Slum dwellers	urban_population_percentage_fewer_500k	Percentage of urban population (by country) – Fewer than 500 000 inhabitants	p	8	-2	289	Ghana	1955	100	UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

categoryTEXT	indicatorTEXT	indicator friendlyTEXT	type dataTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	region idINTEGER	nameTEXT	yearINTEGER	valueDECIMAL(24,6)	sourceTEXT
example-category-1	example-indicator-1	example-indicator_friendly-1	example-type_data-1	10	10	10	example-name-1	10	10	example-source-1
example-category-2	example-indicator-2	example-indicator_friendly-2	example-type_data-2	20	20	20	example-name-2	20	20	example-source-2
example-category-3	example-indicator-3	example-indicator_friendly-3	example-type_data-3	30	30	30	example-name-3	30	30	example-source-3
example-category-4	example-indicator-4	example-indicator_friendly-4	example-type_data-4	40	40	40	example-name-4	40	40	example-source-4
example-category-5	example-indicator-5	example-indicator_friendly-5	example-type_data-5	50	50	50	example-name-5	50	50	example-source-5
example-category-6	example-indicator-6	example-indicator_friendly-6	example-type_data-6	60	60	60	example-name-6	60	60	example-source-6
example-category-7	example-indicator-7	example-indicator_friendly-7	example-type_data-7	70	70	70	example-name-7	70	70	example-source-7
example-category-8	example-indicator-8	example-indicator_friendly-8	example-type_data-8	80	80	80	example-name-8	80	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

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

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 1950 to 2050includes projections
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: UN-Habitat, via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (UN-Habitat, via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1950 to 2050; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Urban indicators (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from UN-Habitat, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/urban-indicators

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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

Field

Type

category

TEXT

indicator

TEXT

indicator_friendly

TEXT

type_data

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(24,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(24,6)

region_id

INTEGER

name

TEXT

year

INTEGER

value

DECIMAL(24,6)

source

TEXT

categoryTEXT

indicatorTEXT

indicator friendlyTEXT

type dataTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

region idINTEGER

nameTEXT

yearINTEGER

valueDECIMAL(24,6)

sourceTEXT

Slum dwellers

households_solid_waste_burn_slum

Proportion of households who burn solid waste – Slum

-2

289

Ghana

2003

9.4

UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Health

children_with_diarrhea_3_shelter_deprivation

Proportion of children with diarrhea in last two weeks – 3 Shelter deprivation

-2

289

Ghana

1993

UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Transport

total_number_of_motor_vehicles

Total number of motor vehicles (per 1000 population)

-2

289

Ghana

1990

UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Slum dwellers

urban_population_percentage_fewer_500k

Percentage of urban population (by country) – Fewer than 500 000 inhabitants

-2

289

Ghana

1985

65.16

UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Slum dwellers

urban_population_percentage_fewer_500k

Percentage of urban population (by country) – Fewer than 500 000 inhabitants

-2

289

Ghana

1955

100

UN-Habitat, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

categoryTEXT

indicatorTEXT

indicator friendlyTEXT

type dataTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

region idINTEGER

nameTEXT

yearINTEGER

valueDECIMAL(24,6)

sourceTEXT

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How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Urban indicators (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from UN-Habitat, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/urban-indicators

Code samples

cURL

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

JavaScript

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

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