People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 39.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon stood at 39.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon peaked at 39.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 36.0% | 39.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 74 Afghanistan 45.0% compare
- 75 Rwanda 43.0% compare
- 76 Central African Republic 42.2% compare
- 78 Nigeria 39.0% compare
- 79 Zimbabwe 38.6% compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 37.5% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Cameroon was 39.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Cameroon ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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