Poverty and living standards in Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia: official figures
29.5% of households in Oddar Meanchey had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 6th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Oddar Meanchey have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 46.3% of households in Oddar Meanchey at the 2019 census, and another 4.1% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 4th lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Oddar Meanchey have no electricity grid connection?
40.9% of households in Oddar Meanchey lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.0% 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 Oddar Meanchey cook with?
52.2% of households in Oddar Meanchey cooked mainly on firewood and 39.3% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 6.3% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 7th lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Oddar Meanchey live in one room?
60.4% of households in Oddar Meanchey 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 Oddar Meanchey drink surface water?
24.8% of households in Oddar Meanchey took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 3.6% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Oddar Meanchey have insecure jobs?
84.7% of employed people in Oddar Meanchey were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 6th highest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Oddar Meanchey compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Oddar Meanchey ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Preah Vihear | 46.8% |
| 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% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Oddar Meanchey ranks 22 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Svay Rieng | 58.9% |
| 20 | Mondul Kiri | 50.2% |
| 21 | Kratie | 47.2% |
| 22 | Oddar Meanchey | 46.3% |
| 23 | Stung Treng | 41.3% |
| 24 | Ratanak Kiri | 41.2% |
| 25 | Preah Vihear | 39.5% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Oddar Meanchey ranks 18 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 21 | Kep | 40.7% |
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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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