Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 7.9% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia peaked at 47.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 50th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -16.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 7.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 7.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 6.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 32.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 15.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 14.2% | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cambodia was 7.9% 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.