Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 17.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 17.76 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Cameroon peaked at 17.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.58, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 98th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5 | 6.58 | 9.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.26 | 9.78 | 14.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 | 15.38 | 17.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 sanitation facilities connected to in Cameroon?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Cameroon was 17.76 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.58 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Cameroon ranks 98th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 sanitation facilities connected to septic tanks (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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