Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 242,576 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Cameroon is 242,576 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Cameroon peaked at 242,576 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51,216 people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,167 people | 51,216 people | 96,695 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,389 people | 103,369 people | 182,802 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 217,652 people | 193,805 people | 242,576 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Cameroon?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cameroon was 242,576 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 242,576 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,216 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.