Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Cameroon

Access to clean water in Cameroon in 2024 — 71.4%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.6 pp.

2024 71.4% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 180of 202
Period maximum 71.4%2024
Period minimum 55.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Cameroon, 2000–202455606570752000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 55.8%2001: 56.7%2002: 57.5%2003: 58.3%2004: 59.1%2005: 59.9%2006: 60.6%2007: 61.4%2008: 62.1%2009: 62.8%2010: 63.5%2011: 64.1%2012: 64.8%2013: 65.4%2014: 66%2015: 66.6%2016: 67.2%2017: 67.7%2018: 68.3%2019: 68.8%2020: 69.3%2021: 69.8%2022: 70.3%2023: 70.7%2024: 71.4%
Change over the period: +15.6 pp Annual average: 0.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 71.4%
World 91.5%
Middle Africa computed 49.1%
Access to clean water — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 71.4 +0.7 pp
2023 70.7 +0.5 pp
2022 70.3 +0.5 pp
2021 69.8 +0.5 pp
2020 69.3 +0.5 pp
2019 68.8 +0.5 pp
2018 68.3 +0.5 pp
2017 67.7 +0.6 pp
2016 67.2 +0.6 pp
2015 66.6 +0.6 pp
2014 66 +0.6 pp
2013 65.4 +0.6 pp
2012 64.8 +0.6 pp
2011 64.1 +0.7 pp
2010 63.5 +0.7 pp
2009 62.8 +0.7 pp
2008 62.1 +0.7 pp
2007 61.4 +0.7 pp
2006 60.6 +0.8 pp
2005 59.9 +0.8 pp
2004 59.1 +0.8 pp
2003 58.3 +0.8 pp
2002 57.5 +0.8 pp
2001 56.7 +0.8 pp
2000 55.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.