Poverty and living standards in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia: official figures
16.5% of households in Preah Sihanouk had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 9th lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Preah Sihanouk have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 88.9% of households in Preah Sihanouk at the 2019 census, and another 3.2% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 4th highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Preah Sihanouk have no electricity grid connection?
3.8% of households in Preah Sihanouk lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.4% 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 Preah Sihanouk cook with?
23.0% of households in Preah Sihanouk cooked mainly on firewood and 18.4% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 54.5% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 2nd lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Preah Sihanouk live in one room?
56.8% of households in Preah Sihanouk lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 6.5% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Preah Sihanouk drink surface water?
1.9% of households in Preah Sihanouk took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 8.1% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Preah Sihanouk have insecure jobs?
49.3% of employed people in Preah Sihanouk were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 2nd lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Preah Sihanouk compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Preah Sihanouk ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Koh Kong | 18.5% |
| 15 | Kampot | 17.8% |
| 16 | Kampong Cham | 17.1% |
| 17 | Preah Sihanouk | 16.5% |
| 18 | Pailin | 15.7% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 14.3% |
| 20 | Takeo | 14.1% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Preah Sihanouk ranks 4 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)
Preah Sihanouk ranks 23 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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