Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0444 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0444 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0832 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0444 people per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 52nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0832 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0814 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0795 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0777 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0759 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0741 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0723 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0688 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0671 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0654 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0638 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0621 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0605 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0589 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0574 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0558 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0543 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0528 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0514 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0499 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0485 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0471 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0457 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0444 people per person | -2.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0444 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0444 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0751 people per person | 0.0671 people per person | 0.0832 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0583 people per person | 0.0514 people per person | 0.0654 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 people per person | 0.0444 people per person | 0.0499 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, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0444 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0832 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0444 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.