Bhutan vs Cambodia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bhutan
13.0%
in 2024
Cambodia
16.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
8th
Cambodia rank
6th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.5% against 13.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and Cambodia ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Cambodia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 5.2% | 52.6% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 25.3% | 12.1% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.8% | 3.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 11.9% | 4.6% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 8.2% | 17.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bhutan or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 16.5% against 13.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 3.5%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Cambodia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and Cambodia ranks 6th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.