Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0524 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, 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 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.8752 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0524 people per person, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 48th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8752 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.8449 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8097 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7746 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7396 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7045 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6696 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6347 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5997 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5638 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5281 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4926 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4572 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4219 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3869 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.352 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3173 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2827 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2483 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2142 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1801 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1463 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1127 people per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0818 people per person | -27.5% |
| 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 0.0674 people per person, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0524 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 32.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 | 0.7216 people per person | 0.5638 people per person | 0.8752 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3701 people per person | 0.2142 people per person | 0.5281 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1147 people per person | 0.0524 people per person | 0.1801 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, per capita in Cambodia?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0524 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8752 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.