Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 37.8% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Cameroon, 2013β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Cameroon stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Cameroon peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 84th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.4% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 82 Eswatini 39.3% compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 38.6% compare
- 85 Angola 36.9% compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 35.4% compare
- 87 Comoros 34.8% compare
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)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,880 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Cameroon?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Cameroon was 37.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Cameroon ranks 84th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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