Households with television (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households with television (%) was 33.1% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Households with television in Cameroon, 1991–2009
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.
Households with television (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.2% | — |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 33.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.8%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 33.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 83% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 17.7% | 33.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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
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.