Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 924,670 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 924,670 people for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia peaked at 10.15 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 924,670 people, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 36th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.15 million people | — |
| 2001 | 9.95 million people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.69 million people | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.41 million people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 9.11 million people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.81 million people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.50 million people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 8.18 million people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.85 million people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.49 million people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.12 million people | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.74 million people | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.35 million people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.95 million people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.55 million people | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.12 million people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 4.70 million people | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 4.25 million people | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.80 million people | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 3.34 million people | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million people | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 2.40 million people | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 1.92 million people | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million people | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 924,670 people | -35.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 924,670 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 539,517 people, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 924,670 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,678 people, 63.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -35.1% | 1.42 million people | 924,670 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.91 million people | 7.49 million people | 10.15 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 million people | 3.34 million people | 7.12 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 million people | 924,670 people | 2.87 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cambodia was 924,670 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.15 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 924,670 people in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Cambodia ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.