Cambodia vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Cambodia
16.5%
in 2024
USSR
-1.6%
in 1991
Cambodia rank
6th
USSR rank
3rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Cambodia
- USSR
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.5% against -1.6% in USSR, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 10.5 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 1.4% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 3.4% | -1.4% | 4.7% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Cambodia or USSR?
- Cambodia, at 16.5% against -1.6% in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Cambodia and USSR?
- 18.1%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and USSR?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1991.
- How do Cambodia and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Cambodia ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.