People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 14.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Cameroon stood at 14.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 22.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 78th 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): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 75 Somalia 17.0% compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 15.1% compare
- 77 Gabon 14.9% compare
- 79 Guinea 14.3% compare
- 80 Mozambique 13.1% compare
- 81 Mauritania 12.3% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Cameroon was 14.9% 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): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Cameroon ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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