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.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 56.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 56.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (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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