Sanitation facilities usage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage was 1.29 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
Cameroon recorded 1.29 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Cameroon peaked at 1.31 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.28 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.31 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Papua New Guinea 1.65 million people compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 1.33 million people compare
- 33 Central African Republic 1.32 million people compare
- 35 Senegal 1.14 million people compare
- 36 Colombia 1.11 million people compare
- 37 Namibia 1.05 million people compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Cameroon was 1.29 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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. 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.