Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 86.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 86.31 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Cameroon peaked at 86.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.38, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 199th of 231 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 | 67.46 | 62.38 | 72.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.81 | 73.4 | 82.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.63 | 82.93 | 86.31 | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 96.61 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 134,186 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 125.71 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 128.93 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.19 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,743 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 250,200 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 236,100 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 14,100 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3387 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Cameroon?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Cameroon was 86.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.38 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Cameroon ranks 199th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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