Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon
Cameroon: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon is 1.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon peaked at 1.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Cameroon was 1.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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