Poverty and living standards in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia: official figures
29.0% of households in Kampong Chhnang had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 7th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Kampong Chhnang have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 72.2% of households in Kampong Chhnang at the 2019 census, and another 1.9% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 11th lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Chhnang have no electricity grid connection?
16.4% of households in Kampong Chhnang lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.1% with kerosene or candles at the 2019 census (national: 13.4% batteries).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat do households in Kampong Chhnang cook with?
78.1% of households in Kampong Chhnang cooked mainly on firewood and 7.9% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 12.0% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 9th highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Chhnang live in one room?
69.0% of households in Kampong Chhnang lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 2.0% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Chhnang drink surface water?
8.7% of households in Kampong Chhnang took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 13.2% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Kampong Chhnang have insecure jobs?
72.9% of employed people in Kampong Chhnang were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 11th lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Kampong Chhnang compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Kampong Chhnang ranks 7 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mondul Kiri | 44.0% |
| 5 | Kratie | 38.6% |
| 6 | Oddar Meanchey | 29.5% |
| 7 | Kampong Chhnang | 29.0% |
| 8 | Tboung Khmum | 27.5% |
| 9 | Kep | 24.6% |
| 10 | Kampong Speu | 22.2% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Kampong Chhnang ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Pursat | 79.1% |
| 13 | Battambang | 78.5% |
| 14 | Pailin | 73.2% |
| 15 | Kampong Chhnang | 72.2% |
| 16 | Siem Reap | 71.3% |
| 17 | Koh Kong | 69.2% |
| 18 | Kampong Thom | 64.8% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Kampong Chhnang ranks 9 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Stung Treng | 79.6% |
| 7 | Ratanak Kiri | 79.2% |
| 8 | Kratie | 78.2% |
| 9 | Kampong Chhnang | 78.1% |
| 10 | Siem Reap | 71.5% |
| 11 | Takeo | 70.1% |
| 12 | Mondul Kiri | 68.3% |
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Sources
- National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning: General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019, Final Results (national report with provincial tables PT 01-PT 23), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a10064a917f…)
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