People using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using safely managed sanitation services was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia is 51.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia peaked at 51.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2002.
That places Cambodia 82nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.3% | — |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 7.3% | 20.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 22.9% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 43.5% | 51.6% | 5 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia was 51.6% 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 sanitation services recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Cambodia ranks 82nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.