People practicing open defecation in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation was 5.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 5.2% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Cambodia peaked at 87.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 56.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 21.4% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 5.2% | 18.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation in Cambodia was 5.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Cambodia ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.