People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Cambodia
Cambodia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 89.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 urban population.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 89.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cambodia peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2008.
That places Cambodia 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 86.9% | — |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 89.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 89.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.9% | 89.9% | 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 89.9% 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 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cambodia ranks 34th out of 113 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 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.