Households with television in Cameroon

Cameroon: Households with television was 33.1% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
33.1%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2009
All-time low
14.2%
in 1991
Years of data
10
1991–2009

Households with television in Cameroon, 1991–2009

01020301991200020091991: 14.2 %1998: 16.4 %2002: 17.7 %2003: 20.3 %2004: 22.9 %2005: 26 %2006: 28.5 %2007: 30.7 %2008: 31.9 %2009: 33.1 %

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 33.1% for households with television in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, households with television in Cameroon peaked at 33.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1991.

That places Cameroon 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.3% 14.2% 16.4% 2
2000s 26.4% 17.7% 33.1% 8

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 13 Nigeria 40.0% compare
  2. 14 Madagascar 38.9% compare
  3. 15 Angola 38.5% compare
  4. 17 Mali 31.3% compare
  5. 18 Zambia 27.0% compare
  6. 19 Benin 25.4% compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is households with television in Cameroon?
Households with television in Cameroon was 33.1% in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest households with television recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest households with television recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1991.
How does Cameroon rank for households with television?
Cameroon ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2009.
Is households with television rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Households with television (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Households with television (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 226 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.