People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 70.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 70.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon peaked at 70.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 83rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban (% of) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 54.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 64.4% | 70.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon was 70.4% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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