Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.039 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.039 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0783 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.039 people per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 50th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0783 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0764 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0745 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0708 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.069 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0672 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0654 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0637 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.062 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0586 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0569 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0553 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0537 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0521 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0505 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.049 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0475 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.046 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0445 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0431 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0417 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0403 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.039 people per person | -3.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.039 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.039 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.07 people per person | 0.062 people per person | 0.0783 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.053 people per person | 0.046 people per person | 0.0603 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0417 people per person | 0.039 people per person | 0.0445 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cameroon was 0.039 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0783 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 50th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.