People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 40.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon is 40.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon peaked at 40.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 82nd 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, rural (% of) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 25.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 35.0% | 40.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon was 40.6% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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