People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 83.9% 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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon is 83.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Cameroon peaked at 83.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 80th 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 76.6% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 81.1% | 83.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 77 Kenya 84.8% compare
- 78 Mauritania 84.6% compare
- 79 Niger 84.1% compare
- 81 Gambia 83.9% compare
- 82 Madagascar 83.5% compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 82.7% 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
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 83.9% 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 83.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Cameroon ranks 80th 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 5.2%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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