People using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using improved sanitation facilities was 18.81 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities 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 improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon is 18.81 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon peaked at 18.81 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.34 million people, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 57th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.34 million people | — |
| 2001 | 8.62 million people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.91 million people | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.21 million people | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.53 million people | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 9.85 million people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.19 million people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 10.55 million people | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.92 million people | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 11.31 million people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.71 million people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.12 million people | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.54 million people | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.97 million people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 13.45 million people | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.96 million people | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 14.47 million people | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.98 million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.49 million people | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.02 million people | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.55 million people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.09 million people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.65 million people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 18.22 million people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.81 million people | +3.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18.81 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.20 million people, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18.81 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million people, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.74 million people | 8.34 million people | 11.31 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.77 million people | 11.71 million people | 16.02 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 million people | 16.55 million people | 18.81 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More population data for Cameroon
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5077 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,280 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1831 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 188.01 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.42 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon was 18.81 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 improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.81 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 million people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.