People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 34.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 34.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Cameroon peaked at 34.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 32.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.5% | 34.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 39.8% compare
- 64 Somalia 38.6% compare
- 65 Gambia 36.2% compare
- 67 Nigeria 32.8% compare
- 68 Afghanistan 32.5% compare
- 69 Mauritania 31.0% 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Cameroon was 34.2% 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): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Cameroon ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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