Basic drinking water access in Cameroon
71.4% of people in Cameroon used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Cameroon, 2024
71.4%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
180th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Cameroon over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.4% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 70.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 66.0%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 180th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.