Electricity demand per person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Electricity demand per person was 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity demand per person in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Cambodia stood at 1,254 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 224.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Cambodia peaked at 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.52 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity demand per person in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.52 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 41.08 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 45.12 kilowatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 49.8 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 57.38 kilowatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 67.71 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 82.85 kilowatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 104.03 kilowatt-hours | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 125.24 kilowatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 137.99 kilowatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 173.78 kilowatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 193.58 kilowatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 236.87 kilowatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 267.63 kilowatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 315.65 kilowatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 386.6 kilowatt-hours | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 445.35 kilowatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 502.07 kilowatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 599.1 kilowatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 711.72 kilowatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 678.01 kilowatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 771.75 kilowatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 866.19 kilowatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 973.95 kilowatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 1,134 kilowatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2025 | 1,254 kilowatt-hours | +10.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1,254 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1,254 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.97 kilowatt-hours | 38.52 kilowatt-hours | 137.99 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 383.23 kilowatt-hours | 173.78 kilowatt-hours | 711.72 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 946.37 kilowatt-hours | 678.01 kilowatt-hours | 1,254 kilowatt-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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Cambodia?
- Electricity demand per person in Cambodia was 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.52 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Cambodia ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.