People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 71.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cambodia is 71.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cambodia peaked at 71.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.7% | — |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 71.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 71.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.3%, 84% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 60.7% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 66.5% | 71.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cambodia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cambodia was 71.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Cambodia ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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