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Cambodia

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
  • Least Developed Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 176,520 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 32% agriculture, 46% forest and 22% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 16,767,842 people (2022)
  • Population density: 95 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 24% lives in urban areas and 76% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 70,078,676,204 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 4,179 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 23% from agriculture, 37% from services and 38% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Cambodia

  • Drinking water

    29 % of the population in Cambodia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    37 % of the population in Cambodia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    83 % of the population in Cambodia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    47 % of domestic wastewater in Cambodia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Cambodia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    8 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Cambodia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    1 % of the renewable water resources in Cambodia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    62 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Cambodia (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    98 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    27 % of the water basins in Cambodia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    188 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Cambodia in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Cambodia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Cambodia, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Cambodia, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Cambodia, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Cambodia, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Cambodia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Cambodia, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Cambodia (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Cambodia, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,904 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 29,747 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 160 m3 per capita (2006)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Cambodia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Cambodia, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Cambodia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Cambodia, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Cambodia, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Cambodia, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Cambodia in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Cambodia (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Cambodia, progress over time, by sub-sector