Poverty and living standards in Pursat, Cambodia: official figures
21.9% of households in Pursat had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 11th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Pursat have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 79.1% of households in Pursat at the 2019 census, and another 1.8% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 12th highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Pursat have no electricity grid connection?
16.2% of households in Pursat 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 Pursat cook with?
81.7% of households in Pursat cooked mainly on firewood and 8.6% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 7.7% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 4th highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Pursat live in one room?
80.9% of households in Pursat lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 1.3% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Pursat drink surface water?
28.4% of households in Pursat took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 11.2% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Pursat have insecure jobs?
86.0% of employed people in Pursat were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 3rd highest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Pursat compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Pursat ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tboung Khmum | 27.5% |
| 9 | Kep | 24.6% |
| 10 | Kampong Speu | 22.2% |
| 11 | Pursat | 21.9% |
| 12 | Siem Reap | 20.6% |
| 13 | Kampong Thom | 18.6% |
| 14 | Koh Kong | 18.5% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Pursat ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kampot | 81.3% |
| 10 | Prey Veng | 80.2% |
| 11 | Kep | 79.4% |
| 12 | Pursat | 79.1% |
| 13 | Battambang | 78.5% |
| 14 | Pailin | 73.2% |
| 15 | Kampong Chhnang | 72.2% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Pursat ranks 4 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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