People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 93.7% 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
Cambodia recorded 93.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia peaked at 93.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 29th 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 basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.6% | 73.3% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 84.3% | 93.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 26 Tajikistan 94.4% compare
- 27 Panama 94.1% compare
- 28 Belize 94.1% compare
- 30 El Salvador 93.7% compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 93.5% compare
- 32 Algeria 93.3% 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 9.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0264 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 93.7% 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 93.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Cambodia ranks 29th 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 17.8%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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