Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities was 61.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.93
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
61.93
in 2024
All-time low
53.74
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 53.72001: 53.82002: 53.82003: 54.22004: 54.62005: 54.92006: 55.32007: 55.72008: 562009: 56.42010: 56.72011: 57.12012: 57.52013: 57.82014: 58.22015: 58.62016: 592017: 59.32018: 59.72019: 60.12020: 60.42021: 60.82022: 61.22023: 61.62024: 61.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon stood at 61.93. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon peaked at 61.93 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.74, in 2000.

That places Cameroon 144th out of 184 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.84 53.74 56.38 10
2010s 58.4 56.75 60.07 10
2020s 61.18 60.44 61.93 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 141 Bangladesh 67.62 compare
  2. 142 Mozambique 63.41 compare
  3. 143 Angola 62.84 compare
  4. 145 Gambia 61.11 compare
  5. 146 Gabon 60.52 compare
  6. 147 Nigeria 59.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon?
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Cameroon was 61.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 61.93 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 53.74 in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities?
Cameroon ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,556 data points, 2000–2024
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