People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 13.6% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon stood at 13.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Cameroon peaked at 21.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 80th 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 | 21.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.6% | 16.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 77 Mozambique 14.4% compare
- 78 Guinea 14.3% compare
- 79 Somalia 14.3% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 13.5% compare
- 82 Uganda 13.5% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
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 13.6% 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 21.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Cameroon ranks 80th 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 23.5%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).