Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Cameroon
Cameroon: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa was 1.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Cameroon, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Cameroon is 1.56, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Cameroon peaked at 1.56 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5677, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5689 | 0.5677 | 0.57 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8573 | 0.5712 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 3 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7574 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2892 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 236,100 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 14,100 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3534 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Cameroon?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Cameroon was 1.56 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5677 in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.