Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 37.8 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon is 37.8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon peaked at 37.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.99, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 78th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36.99 | — |
| 2016 | 37.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.17 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.26 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.35 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.44 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.53 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.62 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.71 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.8 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.17 | 36.99 | 37.35 | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.62 | 37.44 | 37.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 75 Mauritania 40.7 compare
- 76 Eswatini 39.32 compare
- 77 Solomon Islands 38.64 compare
- 79 Angola 36.94 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 35.43 compare
- 81 Comoros 34.78 compare
More population data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Population growth rate 0.571 (2100)
- Population density 188.01 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.42 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.571 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 427,706 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Cameroon was 37.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.99 in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Cameroon ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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