Poverty and living standards in Kandal, Cambodia: official figures
11.0% of households in Kandal had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 5th lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Kandal have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 94.3% of households in Kandal at the 2019 census, and another 2.2% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 2nd highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kandal have no electricity grid connection?
1.5% of households in Kandal lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 0.5% 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 Kandal cook with?
53.5% of households in Kandal cooked mainly on firewood and 2.7% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 39.2% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 8th lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kandal live in one room?
62.8% of households in Kandal lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 3.1% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kandal drink surface water?
9.1% of households in Kandal took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 0.5% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Kandal have insecure jobs?
57.1% of employed people in Kandal were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 4th lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Kandal compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Kandal ranks 21 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Pailin | 15.7% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 14.3% |
| 20 | Takeo | 14.1% |
| 21 | Kandal | 11.0% |
| 22 | Battambang | 10.4% |
| 23 | Prey Veng | 8.6% |
| 24 | Svay Rieng | 7.9% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Kandal ranks 2 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh | 94.9% |
| 2 | Kandal | 94.3% |
| 3 | Takeo | 91.7% |
| 4 | Preah Sihanouk | 88.9% |
| 5 | Banteay Meanchey | 88.5% |
| 6 | Kampong Cham | 86.1% |
| 7 | Tboung Khmum | 84.9% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Kandal ranks 17 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Kampot | 64.8% |
| 15 | Battambang | 63.2% |
| 16 | Svay Rieng | 59.9% |
| 17 | Kandal | 53.5% |
| 18 | Oddar Meanchey | 52.2% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 49.1% |
| 20 | Pailin | 40.8% |
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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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