People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3542 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon is 0.3542 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.4407 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3542 people per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 32nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4407 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4371 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4336 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.43 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4264 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4229 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4193 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4157 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.412 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4084 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4048 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4012 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3975 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3939 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3903 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3866 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.383 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3793 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3757 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3721 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3685 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3649 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3613 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3577 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3542 people per person | -1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3542 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3542 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4246 people per person | 0.4084 people per person | 0.4407 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3884 people per person | 0.3721 people per person | 0.4048 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3613 people per person | 0.3542 people per person | 0.3685 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Cameroon was 0.3542 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4407 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3542 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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About this data
People 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.