People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 54.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 54.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Cameroon peaked at 54.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 52.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.7% | 54.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Cameroon was 54.1% 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): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Cameroon ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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