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Cameroon: People using at least basic drinking water services

71.41percent · 2024+8.2% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Cameroon from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202471.41
202370.717
202270.26
202169.787
202069.298
201968.791
201868.268
201767.727
201667.17
201566.594
201466.002
201365.392
201264.764
201164.118
201063.455
200962.773
200862.074
200761.357
200660.621
200559.868
200459.096
200358.305
200257.496
200156.668
200055.821

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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