Number without basic handwashing in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number without basic handwashing was 18.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without basic handwashing in Cameroon is 18.12 million, 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, number without basic handwashing in Cameroon peaked at 18.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.53 million, 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.
Number without basic handwashing in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.53 million | — |
| 2014 | 13.92 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 15.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.98 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.40 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 16.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.24 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 17.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.12 million | +2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18.12 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18.12 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.75 million | 13.53 million | 15.98 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.25 million | 16.40 million | 18.12 million | 5 |
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 number without basic handwashing in Cameroon?
- Number without basic handwashing in Cameroon was 18.12 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.53 million in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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