Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 56.2% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Cameroon peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 156th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 38.0% | 33.4% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 43.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.6% | 56.2% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Cameroon?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Cameroon was 56.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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