Poverty and living standards in Takeo, Cambodia: official figures
14.1% of households in Takeo had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 6th lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Takeo have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 91.7% of households in Takeo at the 2019 census, and another 2.7% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 3rd highest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Takeo have no electricity grid connection?
3.3% of households in Takeo 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 Takeo cook with?
70.1% of households in Takeo cooked mainly on firewood and 2.2% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 23.1% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 11th highest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Takeo live in one room?
59.8% of households in Takeo 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 Takeo drink surface water?
15.6% of households in Takeo took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 4.4% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Takeo have insecure jobs?
68.2% of employed people in Takeo were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 9th lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Takeo compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Takeo ranks 20 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Preah Sihanouk | 16.5% |
| 18 | Pailin | 15.7% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 14.3% |
| 20 | Takeo | 14.1% |
| 21 | Kandal | 11.0% |
| 22 | Battambang | 10.4% |
| 23 | Prey Veng | 8.6% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Takeo ranks 3 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh | 94.9% |
| 2 | Kandal | 94.3% |
| 3 | Takeo | 91.7% |
| 4 | Preah Sihanouk | 88.9% |
| 5 | Banteay Meanchey | 88.5% |
| 6 | Kampong Cham | 86.1% |
| 7 | Tboung Khmum | 84.9% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Takeo ranks 11 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kratie | 78.2% |
| 9 | Kampong Chhnang | 78.1% |
| 10 | Siem Reap | 71.5% |
| 11 | Takeo | 70.1% |
| 12 | Mondul Kiri | 68.3% |
| 13 | Kampong Speu | 67.7% |
| 14 | Kampot | 64.8% |
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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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