People not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia
Cambodia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1.39 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia stood at 1.39 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia peaked at 5.94 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million people, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 49th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.34 million people | 4.66 million people | 5.94 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million people | 2.61 million people | 4.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million people | 1.39 million people | 2.38 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 49.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.83 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7904 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0294 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia was 1.39 million 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million people in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cambodia ranks 49th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.