People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 7.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Cameroon is 7.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Cameroon peaked at 27.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 16.5% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 15.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 8.3% compare
- 79 Mozambique 8.2% compare
- 80 Guinea 8.2% compare
- 82 Sudan 7.4% compare
- 83 Somalia 5.8% compare
- 84 Cote d'Ivoire 5.5% compare
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Cameroon was 7.9% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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