Share rural basic handwashing in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share rural basic handwashing was 86.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.18
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 113 countries
All-time high
86.18
in 2024
All-time low
54.24
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Cambodia, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 86.18 for share rural basic handwashing 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 rural basic handwashing in Cambodia peaked at 86.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.24, 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 rural basic handwashing in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 54.24 | — |
| 2009 | 54.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.9 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 59.56 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 62.22 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 64.88 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 67.55 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 70.21 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 72.87 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 75.53 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 78.19 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 80.85 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 83.52 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 86.18 | +3.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 86.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 86.18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.56, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.24 | 54.24 | 54.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.69 | 54.24 | 72.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.85 | 75.53 | 86.18 | 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 rural basic handwashing in Cambodia?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Cambodia was 86.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.24 in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Cambodia ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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