Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 64.6% for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 201st of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 57.5% | 55.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.5% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 63.2% | 64.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 44.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 64.6% 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 population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.