Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cambodia, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 86.2% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cambodia peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2008.
Cambodia ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 54.2% | — |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +3.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 86.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 86.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 54.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 75.5% | 86.2% | 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cambodia?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Cambodia was 86.2% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Cambodia ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.