Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia peaked at 20.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 61st out of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 20.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 20.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.2%, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Cambodia was 20.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Cambodia ranks 61st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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