Poverty and living standards in Ratanak Kiri, Cambodia: official figures
48.8% of households in Ratanak Kiri had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); the highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Ratanak Kiri have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 41.2% of households in Ratanak Kiri at the 2019 census, and another 1.7% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 2nd lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Ratanak Kiri have no electricity grid connection?
53.1% of households in Ratanak Kiri lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.0% 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 Ratanak Kiri cook with?
79.2% of households in Ratanak Kiri cooked mainly on firewood and 3.7% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 14.2% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 7th highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Ratanak Kiri live in one room?
49.6% of households in Ratanak Kiri lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 8.5% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Ratanak Kiri drink surface water?
19.5% of households in Ratanak Kiri took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 14.2% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Ratanak Kiri have insecure jobs?
88.2% of employed people in Ratanak Kiri were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); the highest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Ratanak Kiri compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Ratanak Kiri ranks 1 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)
Ratanak Kiri ranks 24 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)
Ratanak Kiri ranks 7 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pursat | 81.7% |
| 5 | Preah Vihear | 80.8% |
| 6 | Stung Treng | 79.6% |
| 7 | Ratanak Kiri | 79.2% |
| 8 | Kratie | 78.2% |
| 9 | Kampong Chhnang | 78.1% |
| 10 | Siem Reap | 71.5% |
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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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