People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 10.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon is 10.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon peaked at 30.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 19.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.8% | 18.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon was 10.8% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Cameroon ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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