Share using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia

Cambodia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
142nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2024
All-time low
17.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 17.1 %2001: 17.6 %2002: 18.1 %2003: 18.5 %2004: 19 %2005: 19.5 %2006: 19.9 %2007: 20.4 %2008: 20.9 %2009: 21.4 %2010: 22 %2011: 22.6 %2012: 23.1 %2013: 23.7 %2014: 24.3 %2015: 24.8 %2016: 25.4 %2017: 26 %2018: 26.5 %2019: 27.1 %2020: 27.7 %2021: 28.3 %2022: 28.9 %2023: 29.4 %2024: 30 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia is 30.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia peaked at 30.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2000.

That places Cambodia 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.3% 17.1% 21.4% 10
2010s 24.5% 22.0% 27.1% 10
2020s 28.9% 27.7% 30.0% 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 139 Lesotho 31.3% compare
  2. 140 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
  3. 141 Indonesia 30.5% compare
  4. 143 Nigeria 29.9% compare
  5. 144 Tonga 29.6% compare
  6. 145 Mozambique 27.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia was 30.0% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
How does Cambodia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Cambodia ranks 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.