People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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
Cambodia recorded 57.2% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Cambodia peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 67th of 104 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.5% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 46.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 51.1% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.7% | 57.2% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Cambodia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Cambodia was 57.2% 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Cambodia ranks 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.