Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0054 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0054 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0054 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 people per person, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0049 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0049 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.005 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.005 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.005 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 people per person | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0054 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0054 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.005 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 40 Mali 0.0063 people per person compare
- 41 El Salvador 0.0061 people per person compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0061 people per person compare
- 44 Nepal 0.0053 people per person compare
- 45 Senegal 0.0051 people per person compare
- 46 Philippines 0.0051 people per person 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 urban areas, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0054 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 people per person in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.