Poverty and living standards in Svay Rieng, Cambodia: official figures
7.9% of households in Svay Rieng had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 2nd lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Svay Rieng have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 58.9% of households in Svay Rieng at the 2019 census, and another 3.9% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 7th lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Svay Rieng have no electricity grid connection?
27.6% of households in Svay Rieng lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 0.8% 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 Svay Rieng cook with?
59.9% of households in Svay Rieng cooked mainly on firewood and 1.4% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 33.7% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 9th lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Svay Rieng live in one room?
61.2% of households in Svay Rieng lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 2.5% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Svay Rieng drink surface water?
0.7% of households in Svay Rieng 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 Svay Rieng have insecure jobs?
65.1% of employed people in Svay Rieng were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 8th lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Svay Rieng compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Svay Rieng ranks 24 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)
Svay Rieng ranks 19 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Siem Reap | 71.3% |
| 17 | Koh Kong | 69.2% |
| 18 | Kampong Thom | 64.8% |
| 19 | Svay Rieng | 58.9% |
| 20 | Mondul Kiri | 50.2% |
| 21 | Kratie | 47.2% |
| 22 | Oddar Meanchey | 46.3% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Svay Rieng ranks 16 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kampong Speu | 67.7% |
| 14 | Kampot | 64.8% |
| 15 | Battambang | 63.2% |
| 16 | Svay Rieng | 59.9% |
| 17 | Kandal | 53.5% |
| 18 | Oddar Meanchey | 52.2% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 49.1% |
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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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