Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.2318 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon is 0.2318, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.9% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon peaked at 5.24 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1756, in 1975.
Cameroon ranks 187th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1756 | — |
| 1976 | 0.1781 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.181 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1891 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2011 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2019 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2073 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2356 | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2715 | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2957 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3046 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3204 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3354 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3346 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3469 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.355 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.359 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.455 | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.463 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.458 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.502 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.526 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.546 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.664 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.651 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.637 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6943 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7051 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6027 | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5987 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5876 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7447 | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +40.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 2.28 | +65.7% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 3.54 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 3.73 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.24 | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 4.61 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 4.48 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.67 | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 3.64 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.36 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3.68 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 3.22 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 3.24 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2318 | -92.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2318 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2318 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -92.9% | 3.24 | 0.2318 |
| 2009 | +65.7% | 1.37 | 2.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.185 | 0.1756 | 0.2011 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2854 | 0.2019 | 0.3469 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4979 | 0.355 | 0.664 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9269 | 0.5876 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 | 2.74 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 0.2318 | 3.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Cameroon was 0.2318 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1756 in 1975.
- How does Cameroon rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Cameroon ranks 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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