People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 30.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon stood at 30.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon peaked at 35.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.8% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cameroon was 30.4% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Cameroon ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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