Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0524 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cambodia is 0.0524 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.8141 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0524 people per person, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8141 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7862 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7535 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7208 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6882 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6557 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6233 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5909 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5584 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5248 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4913 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4581 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4252 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3925 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3601 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.328 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2962 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2647 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2334 people per person | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2025 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1718 people per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1415 people per person | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1114 people per person | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0818 people per person | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0524 people per person | -35.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0524 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0524 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita 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 | -35.9% | 0.0818 people per person | 0.0524 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6716 people per person | 0.5248 people per person | 0.8141 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3452 people per person | 0.2025 people per person | 0.4913 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1118 people per person | 0.0524 people per person | 0.1718 people per person | 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, per capita in Cambodia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0524 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8141 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0524 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.