Poverty and living standards in Kep, Cambodia: official figures
24.6% of households in Kep had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 9th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Kep have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 79.4% of households in Kep at the 2019 census, and another 4.3% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 11th highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kep have no electricity grid connection?
12.3% of households in Kep lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.3% 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 Kep cook with?
40.7% of households in Kep cooked mainly on firewood and 4.9% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 51.8% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 4th lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kep live in one room?
60.2% of households in Kep lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 3.0% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Kep drink surface water?
15.8% of households in Kep took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 11.2% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Kep have insecure jobs?
62.4% of employed people in Kep were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 6th lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Kep compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Kep ranks 9 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Oddar Meanchey | 29.5% |
| 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% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Kep ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kampong Speu | 83.7% |
| 9 | Kampot | 81.3% |
| 10 | Prey Veng | 80.2% |
| 11 | Kep | 79.4% |
| 12 | Pursat | 79.1% |
| 13 | Battambang | 78.5% |
| 14 | Pailin | 73.2% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Kep ranks 21 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Oddar Meanchey | 52.2% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 49.1% |
| 20 | Pailin | 40.8% |
| 21 | Kep | 40.7% |
| 22 | Koh Kong | 30.6% |
| 23 | Preah Sihanouk | 23.0% |
| 24 | Phnom Penh | 7.4% |
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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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