Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 27,080 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Cambodia is 27,080 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Cambodia peaked at 239,912 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27,080 people, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 36th out of 188 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 usage in urban areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 239,912 people | — |
| 2001 | 235,590 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 230,905 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 225,823 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 220,335 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 214,482 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 208,316 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 201,795 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 195,359 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 190,527 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 185,077 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 178,948 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 172,149 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 164,664 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 156,464 people | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 147,495 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 137,755 people | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 127,105 people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 115,495 people | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 103,085 people | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 89,999 people | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 75,945 people | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 60,777 people | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 44,465 people | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 27,080 people | -39.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 27,080 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -39.1% | 44,465 people | 27,080 people |
| 2023 | -26.8% | 60,777 people | 44,465 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216,304 people | 190,527 people | 239,912 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,824 people | 103,085 people | 185,077 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,653 people | 27,080 people | 89,999 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 usage in urban areas in Cambodia?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cambodia was 27,080 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 239,912 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,080 people in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Cambodia ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.