People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 98th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.2% | — |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 56.2% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 71.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 87.7% | 93.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 95 Belize 93.3% compare
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.2% compare
- 97 Guyana 93.2% compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.0% compare
- 100 Iran, Islamic Republic of 92.8% compare
- 101 Fiji 92.8% 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cambodia was 93.1% 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 using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Cambodia ranks 98th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.