Poverty and living standards in Kampong Thom, Cambodia: official figures
18.6% of households in Kampong Thom had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 13th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Kampong Thom have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 64.8% of households in Kampong Thom at the 2019 census, and another 3.6% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 8th lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Thom have no electricity grid connection?
26.1% of households in Kampong Thom lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.2% 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 Thom cook with?
83.7% of households in Kampong Thom cooked mainly on firewood and 7.0% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 7.5% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 2nd highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kampong Thom live in one room?
69.0% of households in Kampong Thom lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 1.8% 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 Thom drink surface water?
8.8% of households in Kampong Thom took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 24.9% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Kampong Thom have insecure jobs?
84.0% of employed people in Kampong Thom were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 7th highest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Kampong Thom compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Kampong Thom ranks 13 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kampong Speu | 22.2% |
| 11 | Pursat | 21.9% |
| 12 | Siem Reap | 20.6% |
| 13 | Kampong Thom | 18.6% |
| 14 | Koh Kong | 18.5% |
| 15 | Kampot | 17.8% |
| 16 | Kampong Cham | 17.1% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Kampong Thom ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kampong Chhnang | 72.2% |
| 16 | Siem Reap | 71.3% |
| 17 | Koh Kong | 69.2% |
| 18 | Kampong Thom | 64.8% |
| 19 | Svay Rieng | 58.9% |
| 20 | Mondul Kiri | 50.2% |
| 21 | Kratie | 47.2% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Kampong Thom ranks 2 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prey Veng | 86.4% |
| 2 | Kampong Thom | 83.7% |
| 3 | Kampong Cham | 82.0% |
| 4 | Pursat | 81.7% |
| 5 | Preah Vihear | 80.8% |
| 6 | Stung Treng | 79.6% |
| 7 | Ratanak Kiri | 79.2% |
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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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