People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cambodia
Cambodia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 12.35 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Cambodia stood at 12.35 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cambodia peaked at 12.35 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.33 million people, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 32nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.77 million people | 10.33 million people | 11.21 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.69 million people | 11.31 million people | 12.01 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.23 million people | 12.09 million people | 12.35 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Cambodia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cambodia was 12.35 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 million people in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Cambodia ranks 32nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.