People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 20.80 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cameroon is 20.80 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cameroon peaked at 20.80 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.32 million people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 57th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.07 million people | 8.32 million people | 12.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.92 million people | 12.48 million people | 17.55 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.44 million people | 18.16 million people | 20.80 million 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cameroon?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cameroon was 20.80 million 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.80 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 million people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.