Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 158,114 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon, 2000–2024
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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon is 158,114 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon peaked at 158,114 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73,052 people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73,052 people | — |
| 2001 | 75,482 people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 78,022 people | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 80,669 people | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 83,409 people | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 86,230 people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 89,124 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 92,153 people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 95,321 people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 98,582 people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 101,929 people | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 105,340 people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 108,828 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 112,404 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 116,327 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 120,500 people | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 124,611 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 128,635 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 132,678 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 136,834 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 141,011 people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 145,181 people | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 149,404 people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 153,738 people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 158,114 people | +2.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 158,114 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 158,114 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 154,026 people, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,204 people | 73,052 people | 98,582 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,809 people | 101,929 people | 136,834 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,490 people | 141,011 people | 158,114 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Cameroon was 158,114 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 158,114 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,052 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.