Electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia
Cambodia: Electricity production from coal sources was 58.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia, 1995–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia stood at 58.7%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 82.0% on the previous year and up 508.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia peaked at 58.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Cambodia ranks 11th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.6% | — |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +51.3% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +265.7% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +195.9% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +75.5% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +82.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 2.6% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 32.3% | 58.7% | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Cambodia was 58.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Cambodia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Cambodia ranks 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 508.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.