Net electricity imports in Cambodia
Cambodia: Net electricity imports was 4.63 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Cambodia is 4.63 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 198.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Cambodia peaked at 4.8 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +180.0% |
| 2009 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +160.7% |
| 2010 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | +112.3% |
| 2011 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 2.28 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.06 terawatt-hours | +94.9% |
| 2020 | 3.82 terawatt-hours | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 3.39 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8 terawatt-hours | +41.6% |
| 2023 | 3.37 terawatt-hours | -29.8% |
| 2024 | 4.52 terawatt-hours | +34.1% |
| 2025 | 4.63 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 4.63 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 30.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.123 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 3.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 4.8 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More energy & mining data for Cambodia
- 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 net electricity imports in Cambodia?
- Net electricity imports in Cambodia was 4.63 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for net electricity imports?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.