Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon peaked at 8.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 5 |
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 proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Cameroon was 4.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Cameroon ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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