People using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using improved drinking water sources was 367,392 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 367,392 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia peaked at 2.84 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 367,392 people, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.84 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.77 million people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.70 million people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.63 million people | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.55 million people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.47 million people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.39 million people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million people | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million people | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million people | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million people | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million people | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million people | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million people | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million people | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 885,371 people | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 754,631 people | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 619,690 people | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 490,409 people | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 367,392 people | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.50 million people | 2.13 million people | 2.84 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million people | 1.01 million people | 2.03 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 623,499 people | 367,392 people | 885,371 people | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia was 367,392 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 367,392 people in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Cambodia ranks 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.