Sanitation facilities usage in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sanitation facilities usage was 924,670 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Cambodia peaked at 10.91 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 924,670 people, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 39th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.58 million people | 8.05 million people | 10.91 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 million people | 3.53 million people | 7.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million people | 924,670 people | 3.01 million people | 5 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.9428 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.33 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3573 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Cambodia?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 924,670 people in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cambodia ranks 39th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. 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. 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.