Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon
Cameroon: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon peaked at 3.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -74.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | — |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -55.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cameroon was 0.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.