People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 93.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia peaked at 93.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 28.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 63.2% | 93.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 20 Thailand 94.3% compare
- 21 Turkmenistan 93.9% compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 93.4% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.0% compare
- 25 Georgia 92.0% compare
- 26 Belize 91.7% compare
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 50-54, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia was 93.4% 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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