Cameroon exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Cameroon in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 241.9K | 0.0M | $16.3B | 4.00% | 0.00% | 11.35% |
| IND | 89.8K | 0.0M | $10.8B | 1.49% | 0.00% | 7.51% |
| RES | 5,712.6K | 29.9M | $116.7B | 94.51% | 100.00% | 81.14% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Cameroon.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Cameroon.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Cameroon.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Centre | 1,194.6K | 6.0M | $27.8B | 19.76% | 19.96% | 19.33% |
| Far North | 1,122.5K | 5.5M | $23.4B | 18.57% | 18.45% | 16.24% |
| Littoral | 848.9K | 4.3M | $22.5B | 14.04% | 14.31% | 15.61% |
| North | 733.1K | 3.6M | $14.9B | 12.13% | 12.05% | 10.39% |
| North-West | 502.7K | 2.5M | $13.7B | 8.32% | 8.38% | 9.55% |
| South-West | 444.3K | 2.3M | $11.4B | 7.35% | 7.56% | 7.94% |
| West | 426.3K | 2.1M | $11.4B | 7.05% | 7.19% | 7.93% |
| Adamaoua | 315.4K | 1.6M | $7.9B | 5.22% | 5.24% | 5.50% |
| East | 265.2K | 1.3M | $6.2B | 4.39% | 4.37% | 4.31% |
| South | 191.3K | 0.7M | $4.6B | 3.17% | 2.49% | 3.19% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Cameroon.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 156,008 | 969.4K | $8,376.3M | 2.58% | 3.24% | 5.82% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 206,202 | 1,023.0K | $7,578.1M | 3.41% | 3.42% | 5.27% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 325,583 | 1,614.9K | $7,207.9M | 5.39% | 5.40% | 5.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 195,218 | 969.4K | $7,174.4M | 3.23% | 3.24% | 4.99% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 159,627 | 795.9K | $6,055.7M | 2.64% | 2.66% | 4.21% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 268,303 | 1,338.3K | $5,874.0M | 4.44% | 4.48% | 4.08% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 271,456 | 1,341.6K | $5,770.2M | 4.49% | 4.49% | 4.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 211,489 | 1,023.0K | $4,627.9M | 3.50% | 3.42% | 3.22% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 333,932 | 1,614.9K | $4,401.8M | 5.52% | 5.40% | 3.06% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 353,445 | 1,707.5K | $4,328.6M | 5.85% | 5.71% | 3.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 111,977 | 558.4K | $4,115.3M | 1.85% | 1.87% | 2.86% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 353,806 | 1,757.3K | $4,001.2M | 5.85% | 5.88% | 2.78% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 163,720 | 795.9K | $3,698.2M | 2.71% | 2.66% | 2.57% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 275,182 | 1,338.3K | $3,587.1M | 4.55% | 4.48% | 2.49% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 278,416 | 1,341.6K | $3,523.8M | 4.61% | 4.49% | 2.45% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 108,469 | 670.8K | $3,368.4M | 1.79% | 2.25% | 2.34% | |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 147,688 | 731.8K | $3,037.7M | 2.44% | 2.45% | 2.11% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 132,925 | 663.3K | $2,836.5M | 2.20% | 2.22% | 1.97% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 114,851 | 558.4K | $2,513.2M | 1.90% | 1.87% | 1.75% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 7,152 | 415.5K | $2,503.6M | 0.12% | 1.39% | 1.74% |
| ADO|ST|E | E+ETO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 336,614 | 1,626.1K | $2,454.3M | 5.57% | 5.44% | 1.71% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 362,873 | 1,757.3K | $2,443.5M | 6.00% | 5.88% | 1.70% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 42,720 | 265.2K | $2,293.8M | 0.71% | 0.89% | 1.59% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 336,614 | 1,626.1K | $2,232.9M | 5.57% | 5.44% | 1.55% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 53,458 | 265.2K | $1,964.7M | 0.88% | 0.89% | 1.37% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 136,332 | 663.3K | $1,732.2M | 2.26% | 2.22% | 1.20% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 5,875 | 227.3K | $1,456.9M | 0.10% | 0.76% | 1.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 26,630 | 0.0K | $1,384.8M | 0.44% | 0.00% | 0.96% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 53,263 | 0.0K | $1,384.8M | 0.88% | 0.00% | 0.96% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 57,207 | 277.0K | $1,251.8M | 0.95% | 0.93% | 0.87% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 20,530 | 0.0K | $1,134.4M | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.79% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 10,268 | 0.0K | $1,134.4M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.79% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 11,445 | 0.0K | $973.2M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.68% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 8,522 | 0.0K | $941.8M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.65% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 17,051 | 0.0K | $941.8M | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.65% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 9,586 | 0.0K | $899.9M | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 10,245 | 0.0K | $871.4M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.61% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 128,513 | 623.6K | $866.8M | 2.13% | 2.09% | 0.60% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 7,757 | 0.0K | $814.0M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.57% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 3,192 | 124.1K | $791.2M | 0.05% | 0.42% | 0.55% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 1,788 | 138.5K | $782.4M | 0.03% | 0.46% | 0.54% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 7,983 | 0.0K | $749.5M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.52% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 3,817 | 0.0K | $707.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 1,957 | 113.7K | $685.6M | 0.03% | 0.38% | 0.48% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 4,164 | 0.0K | $683.5M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.48% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 6,568 | 0.0K | $661.7M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.46% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 13,138 | 0.0K | $661.7M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.46% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 4,395 | 170.0K | $656.4M | 0.07% | 0.57% | 0.46% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 3,195 | 0.0K | $654.5M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.46% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 3,414 | 0.0K | $633.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6,676 | 0.0K | $626.6M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 6,248 | 0.0K | $592.4M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.41% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 2,589 | 0.0K | $592.0M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.41% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 4,355 | 0.0K | $574.0M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.40% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 8,712 | 0.0K | $574.0M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.40% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 8,134 | 0.0K | $564.2M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 16,276 | 0.0K | $564.2M | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.39% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 2,154 | 83.8K | $551.5M | 0.04% | 0.28% | 0.38% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 2,661 | 0.0K | $545.1M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 8,147 | 0.0K | $536.5M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.37% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 4,073 | 0.0K | $536.5M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.37% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 3,617 | 140.9K | $534.9M | 0.06% | 0.47% | 0.37% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 5,529 | 0.0K | $518.7M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 1,071 | 0.0K | $468.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.33% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 2,224 | 0.0K | $455.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.32% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,848 | 0.0K | $377.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 7,324 | 0.0K | $368.8M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 3,659 | 0.0K | $368.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 4,774 | 185.0K | $364.4M | 0.08% | 0.62% | 0.25% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 3,380 | 0.0K | $354.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.25% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 15,666 | 75.8K | $342.8M | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.24% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 2,714 | 0.0K | $325.5M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,876 | 0.0K | $269.9M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,794 | 69.8K | $258.3M | 0.03% | 0.23% | 0.18% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,128 | 0.0K | $258.0M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 37,075 | 179.6K | $237.7M | 0.61% | 0.60% | 0.17% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 488 | 37.9K | $214.3M | 0.01% | 0.13% | 0.15% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 177 | 0.0K | $206.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.14% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 584 | 0.0K | $203.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 1,118 | 0.0K | $201.5M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 959 | 0.0K | $196.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 1,133 | 0.0K | $186.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,848 | 0.0K | $172.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 3,572 | 0.0K | $169.3M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 426 | 0.0K | $163.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 1,697 | 0.0K | $161.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 357 | 0.0K | $136.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 289 | 0.0K | $127.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 619 | 0.0K | $125.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 323 | 0.0K | $112.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 183 | 0.0K | $83.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 170 | 0.0K | $77.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 45 | 0.0K | $53.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 973 | 0.0K | $46.1M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.03% |