Poverty and living standards in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: official figures
6.1% of households in Phnom Penh had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); the lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Phnom Penh have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 94.9% of households in Phnom Penh at the 2019 census, and another 2.3% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); the highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Phnom Penh have no electricity grid connection?
0.1% of households in Phnom Penh lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 0.3% 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 Phnom Penh cook with?
7.4% of households in Phnom Penh cooked mainly on firewood and 3.2% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 84.8% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); the lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Phnom Penh live in one room?
49.9% of households in Phnom Penh lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 13.1% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Phnom Penh drink surface water?
2.3% of households in Phnom Penh took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 0.1% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Phnom Penh have insecure jobs?
35.4% of employed people in Phnom Penh were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); the lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Phnom Penh compares with other capitals
Households with no toilet (2019)
Phnom Penh ranks 25 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 25 | Phnom Penh | 6.1% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Phnom Penh ranks 1 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)
Phnom Penh ranks 24 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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