People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 14.61 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 14.61 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cambodia peaked at 14.61 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.52 million people, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 68th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.89 million people | 6.52 million people | 9.29 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.20 million people | 9.63 million people | 12.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.90 million people | 13.15 million people | 14.61 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Cambodia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cambodia was 14.61 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.61 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 million people in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.