Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 2.42 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 2.42 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 2.51 people per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.42 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 55th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 2.48 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.48 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.48 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.49 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.49 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.49 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.48 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.47 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.45 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.44 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.42 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 people per square kilometre | 2.47 people per square kilometre | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 people per square kilometre | 2.48 people per square kilometre | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 people per square kilometre | 2.42 people per square kilometre | 2.47 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 52 Guinea 3.11 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Honduras 3.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Tuvalu 2.9 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 El Salvador 2.31 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 1.92 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Panama 1.85 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 2.42 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 people per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 55th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.