People without basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon
Cameroon: People without basic handwashing facilities was 18.12 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon is 18.12 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon peaked at 18.12 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.53 million people, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.75 million people | 13.53 million people | 15.98 million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.25 million people | 16.40 million people | 18.12 million people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon was 18.12 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.53 million people in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.