Population using at least basic sanitation services in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 24.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Cameroon stood at 24.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Cameroon peaked at 24.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 24.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 24.9% | 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 sanitation services in Cameroon?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Cameroon was 24.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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