Poverty and living standards in Prey Veng, Cambodia: official figures
8.6% of households in Prey Veng had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 3rd lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Prey Veng have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 80.2% of households in Prey Veng at the 2019 census, and another 2.5% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 10th highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Prey Veng have no electricity grid connection?
15.4% of households in Prey Veng lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 0.7% 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 Prey Veng cook with?
86.4% of households in Prey Veng cooked mainly on firewood and 0.9% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 10.0% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); the highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Prey Veng live in one room?
64.2% of households in Prey Veng lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 1.5% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Prey Veng drink surface water?
3.6% of households in Prey Veng took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 0.3% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Prey Veng have insecure jobs?
87.2% of employed people in Prey Veng were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 2nd highest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Prey Veng compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Prey Veng ranks 23 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)
Prey Veng ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tboung Khmum | 84.9% |
| 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% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Prey Veng ranks 1 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prey Veng | 86.4% |
| 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% |
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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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