Cameroon - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Cameroon was 43.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 43.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.81 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 36.81
2001 37.18
2002 37.56
2003 37.92
2004 38.29
2005 38.65
2006 39.00
2007 39.35
2008 39.70
2009 40.04
2010 40.38
2011 40.71
2012 41.04
2013 41.37
2014 41.69
2015 42.01
2016 42.32
2017 42.63
2018 42.93
2019 43.23
2020 43.53

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Cameroon was 82.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 82.08 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 82.50
2001 82.50
2002 82.49
2003 82.49
2004 82.48
2005 82.47
2006 82.45
2007 82.44
2008 82.42
2009 82.40
2010 82.38
2011 82.36
2012 82.34
2013 82.31
2014 82.29
2015 82.26
2016 82.23
2017 82.19
2018 82.16
2019 82.12
2020 82.08

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Cameroon was 65.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 65.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 57.62 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 57.62
2001 58.09
2002 58.56
2003 59.02
2004 59.47
2005 59.92
2006 60.36
2007 60.79
2008 61.21
2009 61.63
2010 62.04
2011 62.44
2012 62.83
2013 63.22
2014 63.60
2015 63.97
2016 64.34
2017 64.70
2018 65.05
2019 65.39
2020 65.72

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention