People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon
Cameroon: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2652 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon stood at 0.2652 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon peaked at 0.3645 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2652 people per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 32nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3645 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3603 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3561 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3519 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3477 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3435 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3393 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3352 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.331 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3268 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3226 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3184 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3142 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.31 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3058 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3017 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2975 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2934 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2893 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2852 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2812 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2771 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2731 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2691 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2652 people per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3456 people per person | 0.3268 people per person | 0.3645 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3038 people per person | 0.2852 people per person | 0.3226 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2731 people per person | 0.2652 people per person | 0.2812 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cameroon was 0.2652 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3645 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2652 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.