People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural was 86.2% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 86.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Cambodia peaked at 86.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 58th 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: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.3% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 86.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 86.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.2%, 90% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 76.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 86.2% | 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 86.2% 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 86.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Cambodia ranks 58th 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 8.6%. 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 (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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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