Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon is 64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 201st of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.9% | — |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 64.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.6%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 64.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 55.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.5% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 63.2% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More population data for Cameroon
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5077 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.42 million people (2100)
- Population density 188.01 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon was 64.6% 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 share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cameroon ranks 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.