Poverty and living standards in Kampong Speu, Cambodia: official figures
22.2% of households in Kampong Speu had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 10th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Kampong Speu have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 83.7% of households in Kampong Speu at the 2019 census, and another 3.6% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 8th highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Speu have no electricity grid connection?
10.5% of households in Kampong Speu lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 0.6% 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 Speu cook with?
67.7% of households in Kampong Speu cooked mainly on firewood and 2.6% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 24.1% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 12th lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Speu live in one room?
52.8% of households in Kampong Speu lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 2.9% 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 Speu drink surface water?
11.8% of households in Kampong Speu took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 1.9% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Kampong Speu have insecure jobs?
52.6% of employed people in Kampong Speu were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 3rd lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Kampong Speu compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Kampong Speu ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kampong Chhnang | 29.0% |
| 8 | Tboung Khmum | 27.5% |
| 9 | Kep | 24.6% |
| 10 | Kampong Speu | 22.2% |
| 11 | Pursat | 21.9% |
| 12 | Siem Reap | 20.6% |
| 13 | Kampong Thom | 18.6% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Kampong Speu ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Banteay Meanchey | 88.5% |
| 6 | Kampong Cham | 86.1% |
| 7 | Tboung Khmum | 84.9% |
| 8 | Kampong Speu | 83.7% |
| 9 | Kampot | 81.3% |
| 10 | Prey Veng | 80.2% |
| 11 | Kep | 79.4% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Kampong Speu ranks 13 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Siem Reap | 71.5% |
| 11 | Takeo | 70.1% |
| 12 | Mondul Kiri | 68.3% |
| 13 | Kampong Speu | 67.7% |
| 14 | Kampot | 64.8% |
| 15 | Battambang | 63.2% |
| 16 | Svay Rieng | 59.9% |
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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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