Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia is 92.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 182nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.3% | — |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 92.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 92.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8% | 52.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 69.1% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 85.8% | 92.1% | 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 92.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.