People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cambodia, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cambodia stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cambodia peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2008.
Cambodia ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60.6% | — |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +2.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 87.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 87.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 60.6% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 60.9% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 78.8% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cambodia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cambodia was 87.2% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cambodia ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.