People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 63.7% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon stood at 63.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cameroon peaked at 63.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 83rd 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 46.9% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 57.4% | 63.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 80 Cote d'Ivoire 71.2% compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 69.4% compare
- 82 Burundi 64.9% compare
- 84 Madagascar 62.9% compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 62.9% compare
- 86 Tanzania 60.2% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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 63.7% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd 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 17.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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