Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 55.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cambodia, 1995–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cambodia is 55.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cambodia peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2022.
That places Cambodia 123rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +67.9% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | -6.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 55.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 55.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +67.9% | 35.2% | 59.1% |
| 2015 | +39.9% | 39.2% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | -32.8% | 92.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | -32.4% | 62.4% | 42.2% |
| 2018 | -30.5% | 58.6% | 40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 93.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 39.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 35.2% | 59.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cambodia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cambodia was 55.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Cambodia ranks 123rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.