Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 9,880 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Cameroon is 9,880 cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Cameroon peaked at 52,106 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9,880 cubic meters, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 45th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,836 cubic meters | 43,447 cubic meters | 52,106 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,567 cubic meters | 33,132 cubic meters | 42,327 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,350 cubic meters | 24,812 cubic meters | 32,072 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,299 cubic meters | 18,795 cubic meters | 24,091 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,248 cubic meters | 14,283 cubic meters | 18,307 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,228 cubic meters | 10,703 cubic meters | 13,880 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,146 cubic meters | 9,880 cubic meters | 10,416 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 22.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Cameroon?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Cameroon was 9,880 cubic meters 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 renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 52,106 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,880 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.