Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.3252 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.3252 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.3252 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1545 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1545 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1597 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1707 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1764 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1824 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1885 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1949 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2016 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2085 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2156 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2228 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2302 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2378 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2461 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2549 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2636 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2721 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2807 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2895 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2983 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3071 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3161 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3252 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1802 people per square kilometre | 0.1545 people per square kilometre | 0.2085 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2513 people per square kilometre | 0.2156 people per square kilometre | 0.2895 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3117 people per square kilometre | 0.2983 people per square kilometre | 0.3252 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 Namibia 0.387 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sudan 0.3756 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Malawi 0.3709 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3026 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 Niger 0.3011 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 Somalia 0.2989 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.3252 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3252 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1545 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 urban 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.