Poverty and living standards in Preah Vihear, Cambodia: official figures
46.8% of households in Preah Vihear had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 3rd highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Preah Vihear have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 39.5% of households in Preah Vihear at the 2019 census, and another 3.6% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); the lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Preah Vihear have no electricity grid connection?
47.7% of households in Preah Vihear lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.1% 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 Vihear cook with?
80.8% of households in Preah Vihear cooked mainly on firewood and 10.3% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 7.4% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 5th highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Preah Vihear live in one room?
51.1% of households in Preah Vihear lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 4.9% 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 Vihear drink surface water?
11.1% of households in Preah Vihear took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 10.9% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Preah Vihear have insecure jobs?
85.5% of employed people in Preah Vihear were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 4th highest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Preah Vihear compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Preah Vihear ranks 3 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratanak Kiri | 48.8% |
| 2 | Stung Treng | 47.2% |
| 3 | Preah Vihear | 46.8% |
| 4 | Mondul Kiri | 44.0% |
| 5 | Kratie | 38.6% |
| 6 | Oddar Meanchey | 29.5% |
| 7 | Kampong Chhnang | 29.0% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Preah Vihear ranks 25 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)
Preah Vihear ranks 5 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kampong Thom | 83.7% |
| 3 | Kampong Cham | 82.0% |
| 4 | Pursat | 81.7% |
| 5 | Preah Vihear | 80.8% |
| 6 | Stung Treng | 79.6% |
| 7 | Ratanak Kiri | 79.2% |
| 8 | Kratie | 78.2% |
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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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