Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 86.31 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Cameroon, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Cameroon is 86.31, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Cameroon peaked at 86.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.38, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 199th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 population data for Cameroon
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.42 million (2100)
- Population density 188.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1831 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,280 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.26 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 427,706 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Cameroon?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Cameroon was 86.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.38 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Cameroon ranks 199th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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