Cambodia
Cambodia is a lower middle income economy in East Asia & Pacific, with its capital at Phnom Penh. 99.2% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 99.2%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- Renewable electricity
- 56.4%
- 2021, world 27.8%
- CO₂ per person
- 1.10 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- Consumption per person
- 1,086 kWh
- 2024, world 3,708 kWh
- Clean cooking
- 57.0%
- 2024, world 75.4%
- GDP per person
- 2,872
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
Cambodia2024
East Asia & Pacific2025
World2025
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| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 2.4% | 52.9% | 0.0% | 38.5% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1.5% | 31.4% | 26.0% | 6.8% | 14.5% | 12.0% | 2025 |
| World | 1.2% | 15.1% | 28.7% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2025 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with East Asia & Pacific and the world.
- Cambodia
- World
- East Asia & Pacific
0%
50%
100%
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| Year | Cambodia | World | East Asia & Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.2% | 91.9% | 98.6% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | 91.6% | 98.4% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | 91.3% | 98.2% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | 91.3% | 98.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | 90.4% | 97.8% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | 90.1% | 97.9% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | 89.8% | 97.7% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | 88.9% | 97.7% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | 88.1% | 97.0% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | 86.9% | 97.0% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | 86.2% | 96.6% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | 85.7% | 96.5% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | 84.9% | 96.2% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | 84.5% | 96.0% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | 83.5% | 95.5% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | 82.9% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | 82.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | 82.0% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | 81.4% | 94.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | 80.7% | 93.6% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | 80.0% | 94.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | 80.0% | 93.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | 79.1% | 93.0% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | 78.7% | 92.5% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | 78.2% | 92.1% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | 74.5% | – |
| 1998 | 18.7% | 73.2% | – |
Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Cambodia
- World
- East Asia & Pacific
0 t
2 t
4 t
6 t
8 t
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| Year | Cambodia | World | East Asia & Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.10 t | 4.69 t | 7.35 t |
| 2023 | 1.09 t | 4.68 t | 7.28 t |
| 2022 | 1.07 t | 4.67 t | 7.06 t |
| 2021 | 1.09 t | 4.68 t | 7.06 t |
| 2020 | 1.11 t | 4.47 t | 6.80 t |
| 2019 | 0.95 t | 4.70 t | 6.85 t |
| 2018 | 0.76 t | 4.73 t | 6.73 t |
| 2017 | 0.74 t | 4.67 t | 6.51 t |
| 2016 | 0.67 t | 4.65 t | 6.41 t |
| 2015 | 0.55 t | 4.70 t | 6.43 t |
| 2014 | 0.46 t | 4.78 t | 6.52 t |
| 2013 | 0.38 t | 4.81 t | 6.52 t |
| 2012 | 0.38 t | 4.77 t | 6.34 t |
| 2011 | 0.36 t | 4.76 t | 6.22 t |
| 2010 | 0.36 t | 4.67 t | 5.82 t |
| 2009 | 0.34 t | 4.45 t | 5.40 t |
| 2008 | 0.29 t | 4.56 t | 5.20 t |
| 2007 | 0.27 t | 4.59 t | 5.15 t |
| 2006 | 0.22 t | 4.48 t | 4.85 t |
| 2005 | 0.20 t | 4.39 t | 4.55 t |
| 2004 | 0.18 t | 4.28 t | 4.21 t |
| 2003 | 0.19 t | 4.15 t | 3.86 t |
| 2002 | 0.17 t | 4.02 t | 3.54 t |
| 2001 | 0.17 t | 4.01 t | 3.38 t |
| 2000 | 0.16 t | 4.01 t | 3.29 t |
| 1999 | 0.16 t | 3.95 t | 3.18 t |
| 1998 | 0.17 t | 3.98 t | 3.19 t |
| 1997 | 0.15 t | 4.02 t | 3.24 t |
| 1996 | 0.15 t | 4.01 t | 3.19 t |
| 1995 | 0.15 t | 3.99 t | 3.20 t |
Currency
4,054.02 KHR
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 KHR = ₦0.328
Sunshine in Phnom Penh
4.6 kWh/m² today
- Tu4.6 kWh per square metre
- We5.8 kWh per square metre
- Th4.4 kWh per square metre
- Fr5.7 kWh per square metre
- Sa5.6 kWh per square metre
- Su4.9 kWh per square metre
- Mo5.1 kWh per square metre
Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
16 plants, 1,518 MW recorded in WRI’s Global Power Plant Database.
- Hydro909 MW
- Coal505 MW
- Oil54 MW
- Waste25 MW
- Solar23 MW
- Biomass2 MW
Snapshot as of the database’s 2021 release; newer plants are not included. Nameplate capacity, not available generation.
Largest plants
| Plant | Fuel | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sihanoukville CIIDG power station | Coal | 405 | 2015 |
| Lower Russei Chrum | Hydro | 338 | 2014 |
| Stung Tatai | Hydro | 246 | 2014 |
| Kamchay | Hydro | 193 | 2011 |
| Stung Atai | Hydro | 120 | 2013 |
| Sihanoukville CEL power station | Coal | 100 | 2014 |
| Khmer Electric Power Diesel Power Plant | Oil | 30 | 2005 |
| MH Bio-Ethanol Distillery | Waste | 23 | 2014 |
| Phnom Penh Diesel | Oil | 19 | 1996 |
| Kirirom I | Hydro | 12 | 2002 |
| Bavet | Solar | 10 | – |
| CMIP | Solar | 10 | – |
All indicators
Cambodia in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Cambodia | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 99.2% | 2024 | 98.6% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 98.6% | 2024 | 97.3% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 100.0% | 2024 | 99.9% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | 57.0% | 2024 | 87.0% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Cambodia | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | 52.9% | 2024 | 31.4% | 15.1% |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 26.0% | 28.7% |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | 2.4% | 2024 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 14.5% | 15.2% |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | 38.5% | 2024 | 6.8% | 15.2% |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | 10.2% | 2024 | 3.9% | 6.9% |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | 1,086 kWh | 2024 | 5,715 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Cambodia | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | 5.0% | 2021 | 12.0% | 12.4% |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | 56.4% | 2021 | 25.9% | 27.8% |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 52.4% | 2021 | 14.8% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 1.10 t | 2024 | 7.35 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 19.4 Mt | 2024 | 17,388.8 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 4.96 MJ/$ | 2021 | 5.23 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Cambodia | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0% | 2024 | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.04% | 2021 | 0.27% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 2,872 | 2025 | 14,077 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 17.8M | 2025 | 2.4B | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.