Drinking water services in rural areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 994,424 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 994,424 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Cambodia peaked at 2.86 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 994,424 people, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.86 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.82 million people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 million people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.71 million people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.66 million people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.60 million people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.54 million people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.48 million people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.41 million people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.34 million people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.27 million people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million people | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.95 million people | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million people | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.69 million people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million people | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million people | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million people | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million people | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million people | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million people | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 994,424 people | -9.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 994,424 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 994,424 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 211.69 people, 4697.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 million people | 2.34 million people | 2.86 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.50 million people | 2.27 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million people | 994,424 people | 1.40 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Cambodia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Cambodia was 994,424 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 994,424 people in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Cambodia ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.