Infrastructure — Ghana
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Ghana: 10
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Transportation
- Airports - total
10
- Airports with Paved Runways
7
- Railways
588 Miles 947 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
68,049 Miles 109,515 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
8,623 Miles 13,878 Kilometers
- Waterways
803 Miles 1,293 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Takoradi, Tema
Communications
- Telephones
267,400
- Cell Phones
7,604,000
- Internet Users
650,000
- Internet Country Code
.gh
- Internet Hosts
41,082
- Broadcast Media
- State-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks
- several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations
- transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible
- several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable
- Telephone System
- General assessment: Primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed; outdated and unreliable fix
- ed-line infrastructure heavily concentrated in Accra Domestic: Competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscriber
- ship of more than 80 per 100 persons and rising International: Country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
5,702,000,000
- Electricity Exports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
249,000,000
- Electricity Imports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
435,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
6,746,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
120,000,000
- Natural Gas Imports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
830,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
50,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
22,650,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
61,590
- Oil Imports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
32,060
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
7,433
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
660,000,000