People using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 71.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon peaked at 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 190th out of 214 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 55.8% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 63.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 69.3% | 71.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon was 71.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Cameroon ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.