Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 28.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 28.7% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon peaked at 28.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2013.
That places Cameroon 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 72 Gabon 31.6% compare
- 73 Ghana 31.3% compare
- 74 Papua New Guinea 30.8% compare
- 76 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 77 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 78 Namibia 27.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cameroon was 28.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Cameroon ranks 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.