People using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 71.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon peaked at 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 55.8% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 63.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 69.3% | 71.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 41.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 405,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Cameroon was 71.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Cameroon ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.